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|  | |family=Rosaceae |  | |family=Rosaceae | 
|  | |nameE=Silverweed&&Wild Tansy&&Cinquefoil |  | |nameE=Silverweed&&Wild Tansy&&Cinquefoil | 
		Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] 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
 | 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
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[edit] 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)
 Action
  bark: haemostatic; herb: astringent
 haemostyptic
 febrifuge
 depurative
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[edit] Potentilla tormentilla
| Also known as (or relevant to)
 Family
Rosaceae
English Names
 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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