Application
Agarwood has been used for liver and gallbladder diseases. In addition, agarwood has been used for skin disorders, cough, hoarseness and diarrhea right up until the end of the 19th century.
The leaves of the ageratum were used to stop bleeding and heal wounds, as well as for sprains and bruises.
Ageratum can be used as a flavoring in beer and schnapps, as well as a fragrance and coloring plant. Its roots have a faint apricot scent.
Ageratum is approved as a herbal medicine in Germany for use against acute diarrhea and various skin disorders.
Ingredients
Tannins, various flavonoids including quercetin, acids including palmitic acid and stearic acid, essential oil including pinene, linalool and eucalyptol, as well as minerals and a number of vitamins.
Agrimonia eupatoria L.
Photo of page in Joachim Burser's herbarium
