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Tormentilla, Tormentil

Septfoil, Septifolium, Pentaphyllum, Heptaphyllum
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Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563

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Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599

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Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886

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Botanical name:
Potentilla tormentilla
Wild and Alpine varieties were differentiated

Parts used:
Root

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, very dry. Bitter

Classifications:
2N. REPELLENT.    2O. ASTRINGENT.    2P. HEMOSTATICS.    2T. GLUTINATE.    2Z. CICATRIZING

Uses:
1.
Clears Heat and Damp, Stops Leakages:
-Diarrhea, Dysentery, Gastroenteritis

2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:

3. Stops Leakage:

4. Kills Worms:

5. Externally:

-Bruising, Wounds, Sores, Ulcers, Running Sores, Itches, and Eruptions;


Dose:
LONG INFUSION OR DECOCTION: 5–10 grams
POWDER: 500mg–4 grams (2–4 grams in wine or water to stop diarrhea);

Substitute:
1. Both Salmon and Gerard said it was similar to Cinquefoil, but stronger.
2. In America, Tormentil is used similarly to Cranesbill, and they are considered largely interchangeable.
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Main Combinations:
Bistort & Tormentil

1. To stop all Leakages including Diarrhea, Dysentery, Incontinence, Leukorrhea, Tormentil has long been combined with Bistort
2. Diarrhea and Dysentery:
i. Tormentil with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Tormentil with ... available in PRO version
iii. diarrhea in children, Tormentil with ... available in PRO version
3. Threatened Miscarriage:
i. Tormentil with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tormentil with ... available in PRO version
4. Excessive Menstruation:
i. Tormentil with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Tormentil with ... available in PRO version
iii. Tormentil with  ... available in PRO version
5. Bleeding, Tormentil ... available in PRO version
6. Hemoptysis, Tormentil ... available in PRO version
7. Gastroenteritis, Tormentil ... available in PRO version
8. Stomach Ulcer, Tormentil ... available in PRO version
9. Hernia, Tormentil with ... available in PRO version
10. To preserve from Infection during epidemics:
i. Tormentil with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tormentil with ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:
Decoction of Tormentil (Gabelhover)
Decoction for Excessive Menstruation
Decoction of Timaei (modified)
Astringent Decoction
Universal Vulnerary Decoction (Joseph Du Chesne)
Powder of Tormentil Compound (Grieves)
Powder Against Miscarriage
Powder Against Abortion (Corpus Pharmaceutico, 1697)
Powder for Excessive Menstruation (Wirtzung)
Powder of Nutmeg Compound
Orvietan Antidote

Cautions:
1. Not used in constipation
2. Not used in full doses on an extended basis

Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the whole Herb in flower

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