Hemp Agrimony
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Botanical Name |
Eupatorium cannabinum |
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Family |
Asteraceae |
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Other names |
Ague weed, black elder, holy rope, St john’s herb, virgin Mary, water hemp |
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Habitat |
Hedges, damp woods, river sides, marshes, ditches, scrub |
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Description |
Perennial, hairy 90-150cm/36-60in Stems: red-purple tinged, stiff, erect, angular, rough Leaves: palmate, grey/green toothed, three lobed, mostly paired. Flowers protruding stamens, massed together forming broad, flat top clusters, usually pink/purple occasionally white. Tubular |
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Native to |
Britain, Europe, Asia, Africa |
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Parts Used |
Herb |
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Cultivation |
Full sun or partial shade |
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Actions |
Alterative, diuretic |
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Constituents |
Euparine, lactucerol, tannins, saponins, essential oil Volatile oil –alpha terpinene, p-cymene, thymol, azulenes, neryl acetate, germacrene D Sesquiterpene lactones –eupatoriopicrin, eupatolide, eucannabolide, hydroxy eupatoriopicrin, peroxycannabinolide, sachalinin Pyrrolizidine alkaloids –supinine, intermedine, lycopsamine, trachelanthamine, amabiline Polysaccharides Phenolics –chlorogenic acid, luteolin |
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Traditional Uses |
Catarrh, coughs, urinary problems, jaundice |