AGRIMONIAL. - AGRIMONY
Scientific Description:
Erect rhizomatous perennial herbs. Stem hairy. Basal leaves unequally pinnate, sometimes forming a basal rosette; leaflets crenate-serrate. Inflorescence a many-flowered spicate raceme; flowers shortly pedicellate. Flowers bibracteolate, 5-merous, without an epicalyx. Corolla yellow, longer than the calyx; stamens 5−20; carpels 2. Fruit of 1−2 achenes enclosed in an obconical, turbinate or cylindrical hypanthium. Upper part of hypanthium crowned with hooked bristles, basal part hairy and grooved.
Reference:
Chamberlain DF & Peşmen H (1972). Agrimonia L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 74.
Public Description:
Agrimonia, is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants, commonly known as “agrimony”, and is native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with one species also in Africa. There are 18 species in the world and 2 species (4 taxa) in Türkiye. The name “Agrimony” is derived from “Argemone”, a word given by the Greeks to plants which were “healing to the eyes”. The ancient Greeks used these plants to treat eye diseases, gall bladder, liver and kidney disorders. Agrimony contains tannins (astringent chemicals) and has the effect of stopping diarrhea.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrimonia/,Accessed date: 22.05.2016.
Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/agrim015.html/,Accessed date: 22.05.2016.
Anonymous 3 (2016). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Rosaceae/Agrimonia/,Accessed date: 22.05.2016.
Aslan S (2012). Agrimonia L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 790.
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