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Botanical Name
Potentilla erecta (L.)Raeusch.
English Name
Tormentil
Synonym(s)
Potentilla tormentilla Stokes.
Family
Rosaceae
Perennial erect herb with flowers containing 4 golden-yellow petals.
Antispasmodic, antiinflammatory and induces constipation; antibiotic, strongly astringent, haemostatic and hypoglycaemic (root)
Plants for a Future
Flavonoid compounds and catechol tannins.
In the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery, sore throats etc (plant); as a wash for mouth ulcers, infected gums, piles and inflamed eyes (decoction); to treat chapping of the anus and cracked nipples (extract)
Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.
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