English name: Common agrimony
Family: Rosaceae
Botanical characteristic: Perennial, 50 – 100 cm tall herb, covered with hairs. The stiff, straight stem produces pinnately compound, toothed, dark green leaves on the obverse side, grey-felted on the reverse side, with a small number of glands. The lower leaves grow in a ground rosette. The small, yellow flowers are five-numerous, arranged in clustered racemes. The fruit is a small achenes.
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Distribution: Occurs near roads, on the edges of forests.
Drug: Agrimoniae herba
Harvesting method: It is harvested at flowering time, from May to August, in dry weather, using secateurs. It is mown 10 – 15 cm above the ground.
Drying: Drying takes place naturally in the shade, in thin layers. The twigs are often subject to steaming. The temperature of artificial drying should not exceed 35 °C.
Active substances: The plant is dominated by catechin tannins, which may account for up to 10 % of the dried drug. Flavonoids, triterpenes and traces of essential oils are also important.
Uses: Burdock has mild astringent and anti-inflammatory properties. It is used for mild forms of diarrhoea, for gargling and gargling in inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth and nasopharynx. Burdock tea is also used for diseases of the biliary tract.
Traditional method of use in indications determined solely on the basis of long-term use:
– symptomatic treatment of mild diarrhoea,
– symptomatic treatment of inflammation of the throat and oral cavity (gargle),
– minor skin inflammations and superficial injuries.
Selected herbal preparations: AGROKARPATY REPIK medical tea 20×2 g, MEGAFYT BL REPIK herbal tea 1×50 g, APOTHEKE BELLY TEA WITH REPIK 20×1,5 g, AGROKARPATY BELLY and gallbladder herbal tea, pure natural product 20×2 g, DR. POPOV CLEANSING TEA WITH RED REPOU funnel bags 20×1,5 g, FYTO HERBAL MIX FOR HEART AND HEART 20×1,5 g, DR. Rukavička ARODUBIN broad-spectrum SPRAY herbal tincture 1×30 ml, Calendula Cynarofit drops 25 ml, ColonBene 4×330 ml (innov. composition), NATURLAND SWEDISH IV CAPS 100 ml, FYTO EUGASTRIN for good digestion, cps 30 pcs.