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Agrimony- Agrimonia eupatoria

Agrimony is a perennial with compound pointed leaves,covered in soft hairs.In summer and autumn it has small yellow flower spikes with a hint of an apricot scent.It grows to a height of 30-60cm.

Agrimony is found on waste grounds and roadsides throughout Europe,Asia and North America.

Agrimony is a wild plant which tolerates poor dry soil. It can be propagted by seeds down in spring or by root division in autumn.

Agrimony has anti-inflammatory,anti-bacterial and astringent properties and is taken internally for sore throats,catarrh,diarrhoea,cystitis and urinary infections. Applied externally as a lotion for wounds. It is also used to produce a yellow die.

Agrimony is also known by the following names: Church steeples,sticklewort and cockleburr.

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