Agrimonia eupatoria - Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria, Agrimony

Agrimony is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as Agrimonia eupatoria, church steeples or sticklewort. The whole plant is dark green with numerous soft hairs. The soft hairs aid in the plant's seed pods sticking to any animal or person coming in contact with the plant. The flower spikes have a spicy odor like apricots. In the Language of Flowers Agrimony means thankfulness or gratitude.

Uses

Pimples, Cracks in Skin, Sores, Diarrhoea, Skin diseases, Intrinsic haemorrhage, Poisons.

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Hebbalasu, Kadu halasu
Hindi	Kathal
Malayalam	Ayani, Anjili, Ayini plavu
Tamil	Kattuppala, Aiyini pala, Kurangu pala, Pei pala
Telugu	Adavi panasa
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Lakucha, Lakucah, Panasah
English	Wild Jack

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	lanceolate	alternate, spiral, clustered at twigs end, tawny hirsute, caducous, leaving annular scar

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	14cm long	Pendulous, Ovoid		male flowers in axillary spikes, pendulous; female flowers in axillary spikes, ovoid

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
		Syncarp (sorosis), subglobose or ellipsoid with long echinate processes, orange when ripe	seeds many, ovoid.		{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings, Airlayers.

How to plant/cultivate

In terms of taking care of the plant, minimal pruning is required Cutting off dead branches from the interior of the tree is only sometimes needed. In addition, twigs bearing fruit must be twisted or cut down to the trunk to induce growth for the next season. Branches should be pruned every three to four years to maintain its productivity. Stingless bees such as Tetragonula iridipennis are jackfruit pollinators, and as such, play an important role in jackfruit cultivation.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Western Ghats, Malabar Coast.

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External Links

• Artocarpus hirsutus on ENVIS Centre on Conservation of Medicinal Plants
• Artocarpus hirsutus on India Biodiversity Portal
• Artocarpus: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology
• Artocarpus: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology
• Pharmacognostical studies on the bark of Artocarpus hirsutus Lam