Norwegian Cinquefoil

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Norwegian cinquefoil is one of the plants of the family called Rosaceae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Potentilla norvegica L. As for the name of the Norwegian Potentilla family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Rosaceae Juss.

Description of Norwegian Potentilla

Norwegian cinquefoil is an annual, biennial, three-year or four-year plant, the height of which will fluctuate between fifteen and twenty centimeters. The root of this plant will be simple. The stems of this plant are simple, usually they will be straight, they can be either single or in the amount of several pieces. The stems of the Norwegian Potentilla will be multi-leaved, they are branched at the top, and they will also be dressed with hard protruding hairs. The leaves of this plant will be trifoliate, and sometimes they can be protruding hairy. The flowers of the Norwegian Potentilla are quite numerous. The calyx of this plant is hairy, the petals will be small, they can be either equal or shorter than the sepals. The flowering of Potentilla Norwegian falls on the period from June to September.

Under natural conditions, this plant is found on the territory of Moldova, the Far East, Ukraine, Western and Eastern Siberia, as well as on the territory of all regions of the European part of Russia, with the exception of only the Lower Volga region. For growth, the Norwegian Potentilla prefers vegetable gardens, wastelands, the edges of fields and roads, clearings, places near housing and along the banks of rivers.

Description of the medicinal properties of Norwegian Potentilla

Norwegian cinquefoil is endowed with very valuable healing properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the rhizomes and grass of this plant. The concept of grass includes flowers, stems and leaves of this plant.

The presence of such valuable medicinal properties should be explained by the content of tannins in the rhizomes of this plant, while tannins and carotene are present in the grass, and phenol carboxylic acids and their following derivatives are in the leaves: quercetin, kaempferol, caffeic, ellagic and ferulic acids in hydrolyzate. A decoction prepared on the basis of the roots of this plant is recommended for use in case of scrofula and angina pectoris. It should be noted that Norwegian Potentilla is endowed with the ability to manifest antibacterial activity.

For angina pectoris, it is recommended to use the following very effective remedy based on dry rhizomes of this plant: to prepare such a very healing remedy based on Norwegian Potentilla, it is recommended to take one tablespoon of crushed dry rhizomes of this plant per three hundred milliliters of water. The resulting medicinal mixture should be boiled over a fairly low heat for about six to seven minutes, after which such a medicinal mixture based on this plant should be infused for at least two hours, after which such a healing broth based on Norwegian Potentilla should be very thoroughly filtered. Take such a healing agent based on this plant three to four times a day, one third of a glass. It is noteworthy that in order to achieve the greatest efficiency when taking such a therapeutic agent, it is recommended not only to strictly follow all the rules for preparing such a healing agent based on Norwegian Potentilla, but also to carefully follow all the rules for taking such a drug. It should be noted that only in this case, the use of a healing agent will bring a positive result, which will be noticeable rather quickly.