Agrimonia eupatoria is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Europe and grown in Scotland as a medicinal herb. 

Agrimony has been in use for centuries as a healing herb. It was used to treat wounds, skin blemishes and warts. 

The plant is well known for its use as a raw material for the extraction of medicinal ingredients or production of drugs in the pharmaceutical industry. 

Agrimony is rich in secondary metabolites, including tannins, flavonoids, phenolic acids and triterpenoids and these compounds 

have been correlated to its anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, hepatoprotective, and properties.