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Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: HOMEOPATHIC   Infusion: Pour a cup of boiling water onto 1-2 teaspoonfuls of the dried herb and leave to infuse for 10-15 minutes.  This should be drunk three times a day.  Poultice:  Apply a poultice of the leaves for migraines.  Gargle:  Use the infusion for sore throats and nasal mucus   *********************************************************************   MAGICKAL USES:  Protection, sleep HOODOO:  Reverses a jinx or hex and returns it to the sender   · Use in protection spells · Banish negative energies and spirits · Protects from goblins and poison · Once thought that when placed under the head, a person could not wake until it was removed. · Was used to detect the presence of witches.   NOTES:  Used as a yellow dye.  Page yellow in September and deep yellow in late fall.  Traditional Chinese medicine regards this as one of the most important herbs for cancer.

 

 

Text Box: GENDER—Masculine PLANET—Jupiter COLOR—Yellow ELEMENT—Air   FOLK NAMES: Burr Marigold, Church Steeples, Cocklebur, Harvest Lice, Liverwort, Philanthropos, Rat’s Tail, Stickwort, White Tansy. PARTS USED: Leaves, stems, and flowers. PLANT:  About 15 species of perennials occurring in temperate       regions.  Agrimonia eupatoria is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.  Agrimony also occurs in the western United States.  The rhizome grows deeply sending up a clump of foliage whose leaf-undersides are white-haired and has a weak yellow flowering stem to about 24 inches high. Zones 6 – 10 PRODUCTION:  The above ground parts of agrimonia is gathered just before, or during flowering and dried upside down in bunches. ACTIONS:  Anti-inflammatory, astringent, antiseptic, anti-viral. INDICATIONS:  Diarrhea, inflammation of the skin, inflammation of the mouth and pharynx.  Urinary bleeding, irritable bowel, bronchial phlegm. USAGE:  Leaves, stems and flowers of the dried herb are used to make compresses, gargles, and teas.  Poultice can be applied topically to sores. Eclectic Uses:  Acute diarrhea, cholestasis, inflammation of the kidney and bladder, kidney and bladder stones, diabetes and childhood bedwetting.  Externally for healing wounds, chronic pharyngitis, psoriasis, seborrheic eczema and hip baths for lower abdominal complaints.  Ointment used to shrink bleeding hemorrhoids. PRECAUTIONS:  May cause photosensitivity or other hypersensitivity reactions. PREPARATIONS:  Available as  dried herb, tablets and teas.

LINIMENT (old French Recipe)

1/2 oz. each of agrimony, calamint, fennel, hyssop, lemon balm,    marjoram, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, thyme, wormwood; a few fresh leaves of angelica and basil; 1 Tbsp. of fresh lavender flowers. Steep, strain, cool and apply warm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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