Steinmetz:Potentilla

Potentilla anserina

Also known as (or relevant to) Potentilla anserina Potentilla argentea 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) Potentilla reptans 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) Potentilla tormentilla Potentilla erecta (recta) 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

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book