Agrimonia eupatoria (belongs to the rose plants) five-leaf, field man, Greek liverwortThe Odermenning is well recognizable by its knee-high, conspicuously hairy stem and the leaves. Odermennig flowers yellow and spike-like from bottom to top in the months June to September. Occurrence: Central and Northern Europe, Balkans, Russia, widespread in North America, growing wild in dry, sunny locations.
Fruits with seeds are well distributed because they are carried on by barbs in the fur of the animals. The whole flowering herb of agrimony without roots is used for production. Tanning agents, essential oil, bitter substances, silicic acidOdermennig is effective against diarrhoea because the bitter substances contained in it promote the flow of bile.
Odermennig is used with tea from Odermennig: 1 heaped teaspoon of cut drug is poured over 1 cup of water and heated to boil. Leave to infuse for five minutes and strain. In case of diarrhoea, it is recommended to drink a cup of dextrose and 1 pinch of table salt several times a day.
The tea is used unsweetened for gargling in case of inflammations in the mouth area. Also unsweetened for loss of appetite and stomach problems.
- Upset stomach
- Inflammation of the gastric mucosa
- Loss of appetite
- Diarrhea
- For baths and compresses for poorly healing wounds
- Gingivitis (as gargle)
Odermennig one mixes, particularly with stomach and Gallenbeschwerden, gladly with other aromatic bitter means such as wormwood or peppermint.
Tea blend: 10.0 g wormwood herb and 20 g agrimony herb mixed. 1 teaspoon of this mixture is poured over a large cup of boiling water and left to steep for 2 minutes, strain. This bitter tea is drunk unsweetened and as warm as possible. No side effects of agrimony are known so far.
