Currants, Succulents and Roses 147monia eupatoria is one of several herbs to have gained a reputation as a gen-
eral prophylactic and purifier of the system. As such it is on record as having
been drunk, on its own or combined with other herbs, in many parts of Eng-
land as well as south-eastern Scotland. It has also been valued more specifi-
cally as a treatment for sore throats and the heavier kinds of colds and
Agrimonia eupatoria,
agrimony (Fuchs 1543,
fig. 135)