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Creeping cinquefoil is one of the plants of the family called Rosaceae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Potentilla reptans L. As for the name of the creeping Potentilla family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Rosaceae Juss.
Description of creeping Potentilla
Creeping Cinquefoil is also known under the following popular names: mogina, toad, toad, five-leafed cinquefoil, five-leaved, five-leaved and five-leaved mighty. Creeping Cinquefoil is a perennial herb, the height of which will fluctuate between thirty and sixty centimeters. Such a plant will be endowed with a woody black-brown rhizome and creeping, thin stems that will root at the nodes. Leaves of Potentilla creeping are five-fingered and petiolate, they will be endowed with obovate and large-fingered leaves. The flowers of this plant are painted in golden-yellow tones, they are on long pedicels with subdivisions, and also sit alone in the very axils of the leaves. The fruit of the creeping Potentilla is a composite achene.
Blooming Potentilla creeping falls on the period from May to August. Under natural conditions, this plant is found on the territory of Ukraine, Belarus, in many regions of the European part of Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. For growth, this plant prefers the shores of reservoirs and ditches, wet places and damp meadows.
Description of the medicinal properties of creeping Potentilla
Creeping cinquefoil is endowed with very valuable medicinal properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the rhizome and grass of this plant. The concept of grass includes flowers, leaves and stems of this plant. Rhizomes are recommended to be harvested in autumn and spring, while grass should be harvested from June to July. It is noteworthy that the chemical composition of Potentilla creeping has not yet been fully studied.
However, it is known that this plant contains vitamin C, trace elements, tannins and other healing substances. Creeping cinquefoil is endowed with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, astringent, hemostatic, and also a weak analgesic effect. An aqueous infusion of the herb and a decoction prepared on the basis of the rhizomes of this plant are recommended for use in folk medicine for gastritis, peptic ulcer, diarrhea, bleeding gums, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, as well as for chronic colitis and enterocolitis, which will be accompanied by diarrhea with an abundant admixture of mucus, and besides this, such healing agents are effective even with hemoptysis, internal bleeding and the release of blood urine.
In case of peptic ulcer disease, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on creeping Potentilla: for the preparation of such a remedy, it is recommended to take one tablespoon of dry herb of this plant in one glass of water. The resulting product should be brought to a boil, and then boiled for about one to two minutes, left to infuse for an hour or two hours, after which such a healing mixture is filtered very carefully. The obtained healing agent is taken on the basis of creeping Potentilla three times a day, one third of a glass before meals, in addition, such a decoction can also be used to rinse the mouth. It should be noted that both methods of using such a healing agent are equally effective, and also characterized by the same positive results when used and applied correctly.
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