Potentilla acaulis
Potentilla acaulis is a member of the Rosaceae family. Its Latin name is Potentilla acaulis L.
The family name of Potentilla acaulis is Rosaceae Juss.
Description of Potentilla acaulis
Potentilla acaulis is a perennial herbaceous plant with a stem that is only about one to five centimeters tall. Remarkably, this stem is no longer than the basal leaves; these stems are slender, simple, and sparse. Potentilla acaulis stems bear one to three flowers, which are covered with long, bristly, and squarish hairs. The basal leaves of this plant are trifoliate, short-petiolate, and quite numerous. The stem leaves of the Potentilla acaulis are sessile, simple, and quite reduced. These leaves are also densely tomentose and stellate, interspersed with longer hairs. The flowers of this plant are approximately ten to seventeen millimeters in diameter, and the petals themselves are golden-yellow in color. The fruits of the Potentilla acaulis are wrinkled and quite large.
This plant blooms from August to September. In the wild, Potentilla acaulis can be found in Central Asia, the Amur region of the Far East, and Western and Eastern Siberia. This plant prefers rocky slopes, steppes, steppe meadows, foothills, salt-bearing sandstones, and areas along the edges of pine forests. Description of the medicinal properties of Potentilla acaulis
Potentilla acaulis possesses highly valuable medicinal properties, and it is recommended to use the herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. The herb includes the flowers, stems, and leaves. It is recommended to harvest this raw material throughout the flowering period.
These valuable medicinal properties can be attributed to the tannins this plant contains, while the aerial parts of Potentilla acaulis contain coumarins in the form of ellagic acid, as well as the following flavonoids: kaempferol glycosides, quercetin, and isorhamnetin.
It is noteworthy that the stemless cinquefoil is endowed with very valuable antibacterial activity. A decoction prepared from the roots and herbs of this plant is recommended for use for colitis, gastritis, diarrhea and gastrointestinal colic, and also as a hemostatic and astringent.
As a strengthening agent, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on stemless cinquefoil: to prepare such a remedy, take three tablespoons of crushed dry herbs of this plant. Such raw materials should be infused for about one hour in two glasses of boiling water in a tightly sealed container, after which the resulting mixture is filtered very carefully. Take the resulting healing remedy based on stemless cinquefoil three times a day, warm, one-third of a glass.
For pulmonary tuberculosis, it is recommended to prepare the following remedy based on stemless cinquefoil: to prepare such a remedy, take three teaspoons of the roots of this plant, which should be boiled in one glass of water. The resulting healing mixture should be infused for about two hours, after which this mixture is filtered very carefully. Take this remedy based on cinquefoil thirty minutes before the start of a meal, four times a day, two tablespoons.
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