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AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA [2 records]

Record 1 2010-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

This plant is a member of the rose family [Rosaceae]. It has thin terminal racemes of numerous yellow flowers, five-petaled and rose-like, which eventually mature into little round burrs. The basal leaves resemble somewhat the shape of mustard greens, and are hairy and pinnate. The stem is between 2-3 feet tall and has smaller, irregular leaves that are usually three-parted.

OBS

Native of Eurasia, this plant was formerly used in folk-medicine and as a source of a golden yellow dye.

Key term(s)
  • church-steeples
  • cocklebur

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Rosaceae.

OBS

[...] plante vivace dont la tige herbacée, cylindrique, dressée, velue et simple peut atteindre 40 à 50 centimètres. Les feuilles, alternes, sont très découpées, à folioles lancéolées, profondement dentées, d'un vert cendré dessous et velues sur les deux faces. Les fleurs [sont] jaunes, groupées en épi terminal [...] Le fruit, membraneux, est renfermé par le calice.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2009-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cosmetology
  • Personal Esthetics
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

An extract of the leaves of the agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria, Rosaceae.

OBS

function : skin conditioning, astringent, antimicrobial.

Key term(s)
  • extract of Agrimonia eupatoria

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cosmétologie
  • Esthétique et soins corporels
  • Pharmacologie
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Extrait des feuilles de l'aigremoine, Agrimonia eupatoria, Rosacées. Usages : soins de la peau, agent astringent, agent antimicrobien.

OBS

Agrimonia eupatoria : le nom latin s'écrit en italique.

Spanish

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