The name Agrimony is from Argemone, a word given by the Greeks to plants which were healing to the eyes. AgrimonyAgrimony has an old reputation as a popular, domestic medicinal herb, It belongs to the Rose order of plant.
It can be used as Astringent tonic, diuretic. Agrimony has had a great reputation for curing jaundice and other liver complaints. It gives tone to the system and promotes assimilation of food.
Agrimony is also considered a very useful agent in skin eruptions and diseases of the blood, pimples, blotches, etc. A strong decoction of the root and leaves, sweetened with honey or sugar, has been taken successfully to cure scrofulous sores, being administered persistently for several months. The same decoction is also often employed in rural districts as an application to ulcers.