How much does agrimony cost per jin? A detailed explanation of its effects, benefits, and how to drink it as an infusion

Agrimony generally refers to Agrimonia pilosa, a perennial herb in the Rosaceae family, genus Agrimonia. The tender stems and leaves of this species are edible and are not only rich in nutrients but also have strong anti-cancer effects, making it truly an excellent wild delicacy. So, how much does agrimony cost per jin? What effects does it have? Can it be infused in water to drink?

1. How much does agrimony cost per jin?

The market price of agrimony is very cheap, usually 3 to 4.5 yuan per kilogram. Wild agrimony often grows at altitudes of 100 to 3800 m by streams, roadsides, grasslands, shrub thickets, forest edges and under open woodland. It is produced in all provinces and regions of northern and southern China, and is also distributed in central Europe as well as in the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Korea, Japan and northern Vietnam.

2. What effects does agrimony have?

1. Astringent hemostasis: Agrimony is astringent in flavor and astringent in nature, with the function of astringent hemostasis, and is widely used for bleeding conditions throughout the body. For bleeding conditions caused by reckless movement of hot blood, it can be used together with blood-cooling hemostatic drugs such as Rehmannia raw root, Platycladus orientalis leaves, and tree peony bark. If used for bleeding conditions of deficiency-cold nature, it can be used together with drugs that tonify qi and blood and warm the meridians to stop bleeding, such as Codonopsis pilosula, prepared Rehmannia root, blast-fried ginger, and mugwort leaf.

2. Tonifying deficiency and stopping dysentery: Agrimony has an astringent and astringent nature, can astringe the intestines to stop diarrhea and dysentery. Because this product is mild in medicinal nature, can also tonify deficiency, and can stop bleeding, it is especially suitable for bloody dysentery and chronic diarrhea and dysentery. For example, in the Lingnan Collection of Materia Medica, this product is used alone, decocted in water, to treat red and white dysentery, and it can also be combined with other drugs.

3. Killing parasites and resolving toxins: Agrimony is bitter in flavor and slightly sweet, bitterness can kill parasites, sweetness can resolve toxins, so it can kill parasites and resolve toxins, and is often used for conditions such as genital itching and sores and ringworm.

4. Anti-malarial effect: Agrimony has the function of resolving toxins and treating malaria. To treat the chills and fever of malaria, it can be used alone as a powder, swallowed 2 hours before the onset of malaria, or decocted in water.

5. Activating blood and reducing swelling: Agrimony has the effect of activating blood and reducing swelling, and is often used for conditions such as carbuncles and breast carbuncles.

6. Exhaustion and overstrain injuries: Agrimony has the effects of tonifying deficiency and strengthening the body. It can be used to treat exhaustion and overstrain injuries caused by excessive labor, with symptoms such as mental fatigue and lack of strength, sallow complexion, and normal appetite. It is often boiled together with jujube, eating the jujube and drinking the liquid. If there is deficiency of qi and blood, with mental fatigue, lack of strength, dizziness and blurred vision, it can be used together with Codonopsis pilosula, prepared Rehmannia root, and longan aril.

3. Can agrimony be infused in water to drink?

Agrimony can be infused in water to drink. It has the effects of stopping bleeding, strengthening the stomach, lubricating the intestines, stopping dysentery, and killing parasites. Drinking it directly as an infusion has the same effect as decocting it in water. Soaking 3 spoonfuls of dried Agrimonia pilosa in hot water for 10 to 15 minutes and drinking it as a tea can improve diarrhea. Wiping the skin with the cooled infusion can reduce skin irritation. Gargling with the warm infusion can relieve oral irritation and sore throat.