DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
A large, up to 170 cm tall, composite plant with palmately divided leaves and light reddish flowers, whose similarity to hemp gives it the name water hemp.
No recognized medicinal use, no monograph.
Both the root(Rhizoma Eupatorii cannabini) and the herb of the plant(Herba Cannabinae aquaticae) are used phytotherapeutically.
Empirical medicine: bronchitis, chronic rhinitis, colds. Also used as a mild laxative, gallbladder stimulant, diuretic and emetic, as well as a febrifuge. External: skin rashes and eczema.
EffectsThis section has been translated automatically.
It is described as having antibacterial, antibiotic, antipyretic, immunostimulating, circulatory-strengthening and diaphoretic, as well as cytotoxic and anticarcinogenic effects.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Judzentiene A et al. (2016) Variability, toxicity, and antioxidant activity of Eupatorium cannabinum (hemp agrimony) essential oils. Pharm Biol;54(6):945-53. doi: 10.3109/13880209.2015.1078384. Epub 2015 Oct 6. PMID: 26439817; PMCID: PMC11133008.
- https://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/eupatotorium_cannabinum/wasserdost.htm
- Ribeiro-Varandas E et al. (2014) Cytotoxicity of Eupatorium cannabinum L. ethanolic extract against colon cancer cells and interactions with Bisphenol A and Doxorubicin. BMC Complement Altern Med 24;14:264. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-264. PMID: 25056133; PMCID: PMC4117973.
- Vlase G et al. (2025) Wild-Grown Romanian Eupatorium cannabinum: Advancing Phyto-Nanocarriers via Maltodextrin Micro-Spray Encapsulation-Metabolite Profiling, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxicity Insights. Polymers (Basel) 12;17(4):482. doi: 10.3390/polym17040482. PMID: 40006144; PMCID: PMC11858835.
