Quinquefoliae, Cinquefoil

Pentafillum, Five-leaved grass
Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485

Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549

Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886

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Botanical name:
Potentilla reptans (syn. P. repens)

Parts used:
Herb in flower; Root

Temperature & Taste:
Temperate, very dry.

Classifications:
2K. RESOLVENT.    2N. REPELLENT.    2T. GLUTINATE
3C. ALEXIPHARMICS

Uses:
1. Stops Leakage and Bleeding:
-Diarrhea

2. Clears Wind-Damp:
-Joint pain

3. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-Cough

4. Promotes Healing, Moves the Blood::
-Trauma, Bruising etc

5. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Cold, Influenza

6. Externally:
-Used for Hernias


Dose:
Herb and Root can be used in similar doses.
Herb or root in powder: 2–5 grams

Comment:
Traditionally used for Fevers, as a folk remedy, 3 leaves would be given for Tertian Fever (3-day fever), and 4 leaves for Quartan (4-day fever)

Substitutes:
... available in PRO version

Main Combinations:
1. Convulsions, Epilepsy, Cinquefoil with ... available in PRO version
2. Scrofula, Lymphatic swellings., Cinquefoil with ... available in PRO version
3. Incontinence, Cinquefoil with ... available in PRO version
4. Diarrhea or Dysentery with Blood, Cinquefoil, ... available in PRO version
5. Herpes, Cinquefoil root ... available in PRO version
6. Cancer, Cinquefoil with ... available in PRO version
7. Fistulas, Cinquefoil ... available in PRO version
8. Astringent Fomentation: Cinquefoil ... available in PRO version
9. Topically for Pain: Cinquefoil, ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:
Decoction for Hernia
Syrup of Balm (Fernelius)
Wine for Incontinence
Powder Helpful for Epilepsy (Alexander)
Electuary of Figwort (Avicenna)
Electuary for a Duke (Electuarium Ducis) (Nicholas)
The Queen of Colen’s Electuary

Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the Herb
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