Witnessed by: Western · Unani
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria), of the Rosaceae family. Erect perennial with pinnate leaves and a tapering spike of small yellow flowers; native range: hedgerows, field borders and dry grassland across Europe and western Asia. Globally recognized as ghafith / ghafis in Arabic, ghafis in Urdu, and church steeples, cocklebur, sticklewort, liverwort in English. The part used is flowering herb (aerial parts). Softly hairy leaves and slender yellow flower-spike, faintly apricot-scented, with a dry astringent, bitterish taste from its tannins.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
AGRIMONY
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- agrimony
- Scientific name
- Agrimonia eupatoria L.
- Family
- Rosaceae
Form
- Part used
- flowering herb (aerial parts)
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Western
- astringent · bitter
- Unani
- astringent · bitter
Temperature
- Western
- warm
- Unani
- hot & dry (1st degree)
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Western
- liver · digestion · mucous membranes · skin
- Unani
- liver · stomach · spleen
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Western
- astringent, mild bitter tonic, hepatic, vulnerary, diuretic; a gargle for throat and mouth
- Unani
- mufatteh-e-sudad (deobstruent to liver and spleen), muqawwi-e-jigar (liver tonic), qabiz (astringent), daf-e-yarqan (relieves jaundice)
Cautions
Contraindications: its astringency may aggravate dry constipation; avoid large doses in pregnancy
Toxicity: no serious toxicity at customary doses; rich in tannins
Interactions
- Western
- antidiabetic agents: mild additive blood-glucose lowering
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