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Potentilla anserina Linn.


Botanical Name	:	Potentilla anserina Linn.
English Name	:	Silverweed
Family	:	Rosaceae

General Info

Description

A rather slender, perennial herb, up to 30 cm high. Rootstocks very short, slender; leaves pinnate; stolons up to 3o cm long arise from the leaf axils: leaflets 12-24, linear-oblong to narrowly-lanceolate; flowers large, solitary, golden yellow; achenes numerous, smooth.

Herb Effects

Alleviates spasms, antiinflammatory, hemostatic and astringent (plant); antibacterial (aerial part).

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Betaine, choline, histidine, vitamin E, an essential oil, anthocyanins (such as delphinidin and cyanidin), quercitrin, quercetin, tormentol (plant); tannins (aerial part).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Betaine

590-47-6

Carboxymethyl-trimet
hyl-ammonium
hydroxide

C₅H₁₃NO₃

Choline

67-48-1

2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium

C₅H₁₄NO+

Histidine

6027-02-7

2-amino-3-(3H-imidaz
ol-4-yl)propanoic
acid

C₆H₉N₃O₂

Quercitrin

6151-25-3

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
methyl-oxa n-2-yl)o
xy-chromen-7-one

C₂₁H₂₀O₁₁

Quercetin

Not Available

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₇

Tannin

1401-55-4

Not Available

C₂₇H₂₂O₁₈

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In chronic diarrhea, alleviating spasms, to stop excessive and painful flow of menses, for intestinal troubles, leucorrhoea, kidney stones, arthritis and cramps(plant); for inflamed gums.

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.

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