Eastern Deciduous Forest, Tall Grass Prairie
Cinquefoil
Potentilla recta
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Habitat: fields, woods. PE to GA. TX to ON. Dry fields, wet meadows and banks, pastures, and damp/marshy places.
Active Chemical Ingredient: Tannin-C27H24O18
Parts Used: whole plant (when flowering), leaves
Uses of Specimen:
Use the fresh or recently dried rootstock.
Infusion or Decoction: use 1 tbsp. root to 1 cup water. For infusion, steep 30 or more minutes; strain. Take lukewarm in the course of a day in mouthful doses.
Tincture: take 20 to 30 drops, 2 or 3 times per day.
Powder: use 1/4 to 1/2 tsp., 3 times per day or as directed by a doctor.
Use the entire plant except the roots, dried in the shade.
Decoction: boil 2 tsp. herb in 1 cup of water or milk.
Mixed tea: mix equal parts of silverweed, balm leaves and German chamomile flowers. Steep 1 tsp. of the mixture in 1/2 cup water. Sweeten with honey. Take 1 to 1 1/2 cups a day, a mouthful at a time.
Infusion: use 1 tsp. of the dried herb in 1 cup of boiling water. Cover with a saucer and steep for 30 minutes; strain.
- Used as a astringent to stop blood flow and reduce inflammation
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Parts Used: whole plant (when flowering), leaves
Uses of Specimen:
- Treatment of Diarrhea (tea of pounded roots)
- Used to stop blood flow (astringent) as a extract or compress
- Treatment of Toothaches (root tea)
- Treatment of Sore throat (Diluted tincture or tea to gargle)
- Treatment of Dermatitis and malaria as a tea (externally)
- Pain relief (tincture or decoction)
- Treatment of broken bone (combined with English Plantain as a compress or as a tincture or decotion for pain relief)
- Relieve abdominal cramps
- pain reliever
Use the fresh or recently dried rootstock.
Infusion or Decoction: use 1 tbsp. root to 1 cup water. For infusion, steep 30 or more minutes; strain. Take lukewarm in the course of a day in mouthful doses.
Tincture: take 20 to 30 drops, 2 or 3 times per day.
Powder: use 1/4 to 1/2 tsp., 3 times per day or as directed by a doctor.
Use the entire plant except the roots, dried in the shade.
Decoction: boil 2 tsp. herb in 1 cup of water or milk.
Mixed tea: mix equal parts of silverweed, balm leaves and German chamomile flowers. Steep 1 tsp. of the mixture in 1/2 cup water. Sweeten with honey. Take 1 to 1 1/2 cups a day, a mouthful at a time.
Infusion: use 1 tsp. of the dried herb in 1 cup of boiling water. Cover with a saucer and steep for 30 minutes; strain.
- Cinquefoil. (n.d.). Retrieved August 23, 2015, from http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_cinquefoil.htm
- Foster, S., & Duke, J. (2014). A field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
- Cinquefoil - Medicinal Herb Info. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/Cinquefoil.html
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