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'''Willows''', also called sallows, and osiers, form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are known as willow, but some narrow-leaved shrub species are called osier, and some broader-leaved species are referred to as sallow (from Old English sealh, related to the Latin word salix, willow). Some willows (particularly arctic and alpine species) are low-growing or creeping shrubs; for example, the dwarf willow (Salix herbacea) rarely exceeds 6 cm (2.4 in) in height, though it spreads widely across the ground.
== Description Uses== Willows all have abundant watery bark sap, which is heavily charged with salicylic acid, soft, usually pliant{{Uses|Wounds}}, tough wood{{Uses|Cuts}}, slender branches{{Uses|Snakebites}}, and large{{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, fibrous{{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, often stoloniferous roots. The roots are remarkable for their toughness{{Uses|Blotches}}, size{{Uses|Pimples}}, and tenacity to life{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, and roots readily sprout from aerial parts of the plant.{{Uses|Sore throats}}
== Uses Chemical Composition== *The leaves Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and bark of the willow tree have been mentioned in ancient texts from Assyriatormentic acid, Sumer and Egypt as a remedy for aches and feverphenolic acids, and in Ancient Greece the physician Hippocrates wrote about its medicinal properties in the fifth century BC. Native Americans across the Americas relied on it as a staple of their medical treatments.3%–21% tannins<ref name="useschemical composition"/>* It provides temporary pain relief.*Willow has been listed as one of the 38 substances used to prepare Bach flower remedies, a kind of alternative medicine.
==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.touregyptwildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.nethtml "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://edwinsmithsurgicalpracticalplants.htm org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "The Edwin Smith Papyruspractical palnts"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.indianmirror.com/ayurveda/agrimony.html]*[https://enwww.wikipediapfaf.org/wikiuser/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Agrimonia+eupatoria]* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/Willow Willowagrimony-herb.html]* [https://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/herb_information/agrimony.htm]* [https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/agrim015.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]
