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Agrimony Details & Specifications |
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| Botanical Name |
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Agrimonia eupatoria Linn. |
| English Name |
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Agrimony |
| Hindi Name |
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Agrimony |
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| CATEGORY |
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Astringent |
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| SOURCE |
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State of the part used |
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Whole Herb |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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| FAMILY |
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Rosaceae |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE |
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The Plant though indigenous to Greek is almost universal in habitat
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| IDENTIFICATION |
| Organoleptic characteristics |
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| Odour |
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Slightly aromatic scent and small root is sweet scented especially in spring |
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Characteristic |
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The leaves near the ground are often 7 or 8 inches long, while the upper ones are generally about 3 inches long |
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| Total Ash |
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N/A |
| Moisture |
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Not more than 7.0 percent |
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| CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
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Major chemical constituents responsible for physicochemical and therapeutic action of the herb are :---
? Volatile oil
? Tannin approximately 10 per cent
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| Minor |
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Minor chemical constituents of this herb are :-
? Ethereal oil
? Nicotinic acid and amide
? Silicic acid
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| CULTIVATION |
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The plant grows in almost any soil but prefers loamy soil and grows alongside fences and paths and meadows. Agrimony has an old reputation as a popular, domestic medicinal herb well known to all country-folk. It belongs to the Rose order of plants, and its slender spikes of yellow flowers bloom from June to early September.
The climatic conditions suitable for cultivation of this herb are :-
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| STORAGE |
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To maintain physicochemical properties and medicinal values of the herb it is recommended to maintain following storage conditions :-
? Air tight containers
? Protection from light
? Protection from moisture
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