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Agrimonia eupatoria
Scientific Name: Agrimony
Other Names: Ackerkraut, Agrimonia, Church Steeples, Cocklebur, Funffing, Herbe de Saint-Guillaume, Liverwort, Stickwort

References

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Anon. Agrimony treatment of teniasis. Chinese Medical Journal. 1974;54:344-345.

Blumenthal M, Gruenwald J, Hall T, Rister RS, eds. The Complete German Commission E Monographs. Austin, Texas: American Botanical Council; 1998.

Copland A, Nahar L, Tomlinson CT, Hamilton V, Middleton M, Kumarasamy Y, Sarker SD. Antibacterial and free radical scavenging activity of the seeds of Agrimonia eupatoria. Fitoterapia. 2003;74(1-2):133-135.

Correia HS, Batista MT, Dinis TC. The activity of an extract and fraction of Agrimonia eupatoria L. against reactive species. Biofactors. 2007;29(2-3):91-104.

Gray AM, Flatt PR. Actions of the traditional anti-diabetic plant, Agrimony eupatoria (agrimony): effects on hyperglycaemia, cellular glucose metabolism and insulin secretion. British Journal of Nutrition. 1998;80(1):109-114.

Grieve M. Agrimony. In: A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover Publishers, 1971. Available at: http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html Posted 1995. Accessed October 14, 2004.

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McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, eds. American Herbal Product Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 1997.

O'Donovan WJ. Dermatitis bullosa striata pratensis. Agrimony dermatitis. British Journal of Dermatology and Syphilis. 1942;54.39-46.

Peirce A. The American Pharmaceutical Association Practical Guide to Natural Medicines. New York: Stonesong Press; 1999.

Swanston-Flatt SK, Day C, Bailey CJ, Flatt PR. Traditional plant treatments for diabetes. Studies in normal and streptozotocin diabetic mice. Diabetologia. 1990;33(8):462-464.

Venskutonis PR, Skemaite M, Ragazinskiene O. Radical scavenging capacity of Agrimonia eupatoria and Agrimonia procera. Fitoterapia. 2007;78(2):166-168.

Willhite LA, O'Connell MB. Urogenital atrophy: prevention and treatment. Pharmacotherapy. 2001;21(4):464-480.

Last Revised September 25, 2007

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Note: The above information is not intended to replace the advice of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. It is not meant to indicate that the use of the product is safe, appropriate, or effective for you.

In general, herbal products are not subject to review or approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They are not required to be standardized, meaning that the amounts of active ingredients or contaminants they contain may vary between brands or between different batches of the same brand. Not all of the risks, side effects, or interactions associated with the use of herbal products are known because few reliable studies of their use in humans have been done.

This information is provided for your education only. Please share this information with your healthcare provider and be sure that you talk to your doctor and pharmacist about all the prescription and non-prescription medicines you take before you begin to use any herbal product.

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