What kind of plant is agrimony, and what are its medicinal effects?
Agrimony is also called laoniujin or langyacao. As early as the Ming Dynasty, physicians used agrimony to treat certain diseases, and agrimony has many medicinal effects, so it has been widely used. So what kind of plant is agrimony, and what medicinal effects does it have? Let us learn about it together below.
Agrimony
Agrimony belongs to the Rosaceae family and is harvested in summer and autumn. In spring, it is generally harvested before winter buds or new plants sprout. The plant height of agrimony can reach 1 m, and the whole plant has long white hairs. Its rhizome is relatively short and upright. The leaves of agrimony are alternate and arranged in an alternate pattern with different sizes. The leaf shape is ovate or obovate. The inflorescence of agrimony is generally terminal, its calyx is obconical, and the calyx tube thickens when the fruit matures. The flowering and fruiting period of agrimony is generally from May to December.
Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
Because hot water extracts of agrimony can inhibit human-type tubercle bacilli, and substances extracted from agrimony water, as well as water-alcohol extracts, can have an anti-inflammatory effect on conjunctivitis in domestic rabbits caused by Staphylococcus infection.
Hemostatic and insecticidal
According to relevant reports, after injecting agrimony extract into the veins of mice, the bleeding time can be shortened by 45%, and when the related sodium salt of agrimony is injected intravenously into rabbits, the number of platelets in the body can increase, the serum calcium content can increase, and the coagulation time can be shortened. At the same time, if agrimony is made into powder, it has a very good effect on traumatic bleeding, or bleeding and oozing during some internal organ surgeries. If agrimony is made into medicinal preparations or injections, it can promote blood coagulation. Agrimony phenol in agrimony has good insecticidal effects on larvae, Moniezia tapeworms, and others.
Effects on the cardiovascular system
Whether agrimony infusion or agrimony extract is used, both can achieve a good cardiotonic effect, while the alcohol extract of the water-extracted portion has an inhibitory effect on isolated frog hearts. In existing experiments, after using agrimony infusion and water extract for perfusion through rabbit ear vessels, if the concentration is too low, there will be no effect; if the concentration is too high, it will cause a cardiovascular dilation response and also have a certain vasoconstrictive effect on adrenaline.
Effects on smooth muscle
Using the ethanol extract of the water-extracted portion of agrimony on isolated rabbit or mouse intestinal segments, low concentration will cause excitation, while too high a concentration will have an inhibitory effect. At the same time, agrimony lactone can effectively reduce the contraction amplitude or tension of isolated rabbit intestines.
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