White-leaved cinquefoil
Potentilla white-leaved is one of the plants of the family called Rosaceae; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Potentilla leucophylla Pall.
As for the name of the white-leaved cinquefoil family itself, in Latin it will be: Rosaceae Juss.
Description of white-leaved cinquefoil
Cinquefoil is a perennial plant whose height will vary between eight and fifteen centimeters. The stems of this plant will be hard and erect, and almost leafless, they will be colored in brownish tones. The root leaves of the white-leaved cinquefoil are on rather long petioles, they will be trifoliate, and the stem leaves are underdeveloped. The inflorescence of this plant is multi-flowered and loosely paniculate. The diameter of the calyx of the white-leaved cinquefoil will be about seven millimeters, the petals are obovate, and they are colored yellow. The fruits of this plant are smooth and ovoid. White-leaved cinquefoil blooms from June to July.
Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the Amur region in the Far East, as well as in Western and Eastern Siberia. For growth, this plant prefers sparse forests, steppes, rocks and rocky slopes.
Description of the medicinal properties of white-leaved cinquefoil
Cinquefoil is endowed with very valuable healing properties, and it is recommended to use the leaves and rhizomes of this plant for medicinal purposes. The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of traces of coumarins and tannins in this plant.
A decoction prepared from the rhizomes of this plant has found quite wide use in Tibetan medicine. Here, such very valuable healing remedies based on Potentilla white-leaved are used for colitis, enterocolitis, gastritis, atherosclerosis and various acute respiratory diseases.
As for traditional medicine, an infusion prepared from the leaves of the cinquefoil is widely used. This infusion should be used both for headaches and for spasmophilia.
To prepare an infusion based on the rhizomes of this plant, you will need to take one tablespoon of crushed dry rhizomes of white-leaved cinquefoil per two hundred and fifty milliliters of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled over fairly low heat for about six to seven minutes, and then this mixture is left to infuse for about two hours, after which this healing remedy is filtered very carefully. Take the resulting medicinal product based on white-leaved cinquefoil three to four times a day before meals, one-third of a glass.
To prepare a decoction based on the leaves of this plant, you will need to take one tablespoon of crushed dry cinquefoil leaves per two hundred milliliters of boiling water. The resulting mixture should be infused for about two hours, and then it is recommended to strain this healing remedy based on this plant very carefully. Take the resulting medicinal product based on white-leaved cinquefoil three to four times a day, one tablespoon. It should be noted that in order to achieve the greatest effectiveness when taking such a remedy, it is recommended to strictly follow not only all the standards for the preparation of such a healing remedy, but also carefully follow all the rules for its administration. In this case, a positive result is guaranteed even after the first use of medicinal products based on white-leaved cinquefoil.
