Steinmetz:Potentilla

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Potentilla anserina

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rosaceae
English Names
  • Silverweed
  • Wild Tansy
  • Cinquefoil
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • South America
  • China
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Anserinae
Constituent(s)
  • tannin
  • tormentol
  • resin
  • mucilage
  • bitter principle
  • mineral salts
Action
  • anodyne
  • tonic
  • astringent
  • vulnerary
  • antiscorbutic
  • styptic
  • antispasmodic
  • used in arthritic diseases and menstrual complaints



Potentilla reptans

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rosaceae
English Names
  • Fiveleaf grass
  • Creeping Cinquefoil
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
  • Canary Islands
  • Azores
  • Northern Asia
  • Western Asia
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex radicis Potentillae reptantae = Cortex Pentaphylli
  • Herba Potentillae reptantae = Herba Pentaphylli
Constituent(s)
  • tannin
Action
  • bark: haemostatic; herb: astringent
  • haemostyptic
  • febrifuge
  • depurative



Potentilla tormentilla

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rosaceae
English Names
  • Tormentil
  • Septfoil
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (especially Russia)
  • Central Asia
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Tormentillae
  • Rhizoma Tormentillae
Constituent(s)
  • root: essential oil
  • oxalate of calcium
  • gum
  • tormentillin
  • tormentol
  • tannin
  • starch
  • acids
  • resin
  • red colouring matter
  • quinovic acid (chinovic acid)
Action
  • haemostatic
  • styptic
  • tonic
  • astringent
  • sudorific
  • stomachic
  • antiscorbutic
  • febrifuge; used in diarrhoea and dysentery and in menstrual disorders

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