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White Potentilla

Useful properties and applications of root and tincture white cinquefoil

Botanical characteristics of Potentilla

White Potentilla is a very rare plant that is found only in the wild. In Russia, its growing area is very limited. Tall plant does not exceed 30 cm. Each sheet of the white cinquefoil is kept on a fairly long petiole. This grass grows in open places, where a lot of sun. It blooms delicate white flowers, creating a gorgeous veil. Creeping root can reach 1 m in length. This plant is unique content that a large number of different trace elements. White Potentilla is able to normalize metabolism in the human body and also align hormonal balance.

Creeping shoots reach 80 cm in length. Pinnate leaves of this herb have the top green and the bottom they are white due to the silky pubescence. The Potentilla beautiful flowers that can be white, yellow and red, depending on varieties, arranged singly on a long thin stalk that emerges from the leaf axils at the top of the stem. Single yellow flowers are placed on long stalks and have 5 petals. The fruit of the white cinquefoil is presented in the form of nuts. The flowering of this grass occurs all summer, from may to August.

The fruit of Potentilla – a few nuts dark olive green, often smooth, but sometimes with the presence of wrinkles. Potentilla flowering starts in late spring – early summer. But ripening will need 3 weeks after start flowering. Cinquefoil is often found in the Urals, Western Siberia and the Caucasus. For the plants best suited to the fresh and moist soil, loamy earth in the woods. This herb grows in meadows, clearings in forests, pastures, on the banks of swamps, streams and glades.

Potentilla is quite capricious plant. The main condition care cinquefoil – regular watering of the soil. In the spring cinquefoil need in mineral fertilizer. In summer, the soil on which it grows cinquefoil, need to aerate and produce weeding. Potentilla – a plant, quietly tolerate cold, so in winter it needs no shelter.


Useful properties of Potentilla

White Potentilla is an excellent diuretic, it does not irritate the kidneys. In addition, it is often used as a analgesic. This plant is a source of tannins, most important of which is the catechins which improves digestion, so it is called "friend of the stomach". Cinquefoil is usedas an astringent, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agents. Anti-inflammatory action of this plant obliged the tannic substances, creating a biological film, produce protection of tissues from any impacts (chemical, mechanical or bacterial), for which there is a inflammation.

Bloodroot has the ability to lower the permeability of capillaries and constrict the blood vessels. It is used for coughs and colds, as it has expectorant. In addition, this plant is used for making drugs that have a diuretic effect.

The use of Potentilla

In modern pharmacology and folk medicine Potentilla goose is used in the treatment of diseases such as gastritis, pancreatitis, ulcers and urolithiasis. It also helps with colic and diarrhea. A decoction of Potentilla helps with cramps and asthma attacks, and significantly reduces pain in women during menstruation. It should be noted that bloodroot goose used also as an external tool.

In medications used rhizome, leaves and aerial part of the plant. A decoction of tormentil used in cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis. Tincture of olive oil used in the presence of cracks on the skin.

A decoction of rhizomes helps to cope with diarrhea and it is used in stomatitis, gingivitis and sore throat. Tincture and decoction help in dysentery and internal bleeding.

Bloodroot is used not only inside, and externally it has been used. For example, topically bloodroot is used as a treatment for sore throats, ulcers, burns, stomatitis and periodontal disease. Infusion of tormentil helps in the treatment of diseases of the kidneys and the lungs. Of Potentilla also prepare an ointment that is used in panaracer, wounds and cracks on the lips. Of Potentilla are made and even the powder used as the powder burns, weeping wounds with external bleeding. Potentilla helps to get rid of bad breath.

Cinquefoil is a member of many fees that are used in the treatment of bladder, kidney, gout and athlete's foot.

A decoction of the rhizomes of Potentilla. For its preparation take 1 tablespoon of the rhizomes of the plant, pour a glass of boiling water and put on low heat for 15 minutes. After cooling, the decoction of it to drain. Taking the finished broth 3, and 4 times a day for 1 tablespoon. The broth shouldto use for a half-hour before meals. It is possible to do lotions of this decoction for hemorrhoids.

Decoction to wash wounds on the skin, rinse the mouth and throat ulcerative stomatitis and angina, and also to lubricate chapped lips for quick healing.

The infusion of Potentilla for rinsing the mouth. You need to take 2 teaspoons of rhizomes of Potentilla and pour 300 ml of boiling water, then leave for 10 minutes on the fire. Apply the medication several times a day as a means for rinsing or irrigating the oral cavity.


The root of Potentilla

The roots of Potentilla goose is mainly used for angina. For this rhizome pour boiling water and insist to cool. Then 2 tablespoons of the decoction is taken before meals.


Infusion of tormentil

To insist that grass and the boiling water, and milk. This will require 1 tablespoon of chopped cinquefoil pour 1 Cup boiling water or 1 Cup hot goat's milk and boil for 5-7 minutes, then let stand a few hours, and then strain. Should take a tincture at least three times a day before meals for 1/3 Cup. This diuretic will make it easier for nephritis and kidney stones, also helps with bronchitis and eliminates weakness in the legs.


Seeds of Potentilla

In various gynecological diseases is no less effective than pharmaceuticals, are the seeds Potentilla goose. To prepare the broth, 1 teaspoon of seeds pour 1 Cup of water, then be sure to bring it to a boil and boil for 5 minutes, then cool and strain. Assign a decoction 2 times a day half a Cup.

Flowers Potentilla

In folk medicine for cramps, spasms of the calves of the legs, and for female ailments used medical tea from the flowers of this herb.


The types of Potentilla

Erect cinquefoil is a special perennial with tuber rhizome. In height it can reach 20 cm Erect stems have many leaves, which are the two sides slightly hairy. Flower diameter is not more than 1 cm Flowering Potentilla erect for two months in June and July. It is widely distributed in Russia and Ukraine, and in Moldova and in Belarus.

Usually the plant inhabits open forests, wetlands and pastures. In the nationalmedicine, used not only roots, but also stems, flowers and leaves. Erect cinquefoil is an excellent hemostatic and anti-inflammatory agent.

Perennial cinquefoil silver – it is a herbaceous plant that is common in the Caucasus, in Siberia and in some CIS countries. Height of stalks in average within half a meter. Long root of Potentilla silver – fusiform. The plant has a strong erect stem with five-lobed leaves. The fetus presented in the form of wrinkled nuts.

Light yellow flowers clustered in a loose panicle. This herb blooms all summer and until the end of September. Preparations containing bloodroot silver, have a hemostatic, astringent, anthelmintic and anti-inflammatory effect.

Erect cinquefoil (galangal) is one of the varieties of this perennial plant with erect stems. Basal leaves divided into several segments. Fruit – mnogooreshek smooth dark olive color. Blooming bloodroot-galangal from may to August and fruits ripen 20 days after flowering. Common this type of grass in the Urals and the Caucasus, also found in Western Siberia. Galangal is incredibly effective in the treatment of dysentery.

Yellow cinquefoil is a perennial herb with palmately-lobed leaves and attractive yellow flowers. This plant is light-loving and winter-hardy. It prefers to grow in a small penumbra. Difficult the fruit consists of achenes. Time of flowering Potentilla yellow – since the end of April to mid-may.

Cinquefoil red – this is an unusual hybrid variety rhizomatous herbaceous plants. This herb has trigeminal peppermint leaves and tender dark purple corollas. This spectacular view of the plant with double flowers, blooms all summer until early September. This whimsical plant and selects the fertile soil. Bloodroot red can be found in the middle zone of Russia. The roots of this herb are used in folk medicine as anti-inflammatory agents.

Nepal cinquefoil is a beautiful perennial plant, often grows to 50-60 cm in height. The stems of this grass has a huge number of happy and blooming all summer. For the growth of Potentilla Nepal chooses Sunny areas but can grow in partial shade. Non-durable winter cold, the plant tolerates quite easily. A decoction of this herb has hemostatic and small antimicrobial action.

Potentilla Volga is considered to be virtually extinct. This plant can be found in the Saratov region of Russia on the chalk slopes. Currently, this species is practically not found in the wild.

Contraindications to the use of Potentilla

Bloodroot is strictly contraindicated take patients hypotensive due to its side effect of lowering blood pressure.