TORMENTIL CINQUEFOIL POTENTILLA ERECTA

TORMENTIL, CINQUEFOIL (Potentilla erecta (L.) Raeusch.) ++

Activities (Tormentil) :
Antiallergic (1; PH2; PNC); Antibacterial (1; HH2); Antiinflammatory (1; HH2); Antiseptic (1; PH2); Antiviral (1; BIS; HH2; PH2); Astringent (1; HH2; PH2; PIP; PNC); Immunostimulant (1; HH2; PH2; PNC); Hypotensive (1; BIS; HH2; PH2); Interferonigenic (1; BIS; HH2; PH2; PNC); Molluscicide (1; PH2); Tonic (f; PNC); Uterotonic (f; SHT).

Indications (Tormentil) :
Allergy (1; PH2; PNC); Bacteria (1; HH2); Burn (f; HH2; PH2); Cancer (1; JLH); Cancer, breast (1; JLH); Cancer, lip (1; JLH); Cancer, stomach (1; JLH); Cancer, tongue (1; JLH); Colitis (1; ABS; FNF); Condyloma (f; JLH); Diarrhea (2; PH2; PNC; SHT); Dysmenorrhea (f; SHT); Enterosis (f; PHR; PH2); Escherichia (f; HH2); Frostbite (f; PH2); Gastrosis (f; JLH; PHR; PH2); Gingivosis (1; PH2); Gonorrhea (f; HH2); Hemorrhoid (f; HH2; PH2); Hepatosis (f; HH2); High Blood Pressure (1; BIS; HH2; PH2); IBS (1; ABS; FNF); Immunodepression (1; HH2; PH2; PNC); Inflammation (1; JLH; HH2); Jaundice (f; HH2); Mastosis (f; JLH); Mucososis (2; KOM; PIP); Pharyngosis (2; KOM; PH2; PIP); Pulmonosis (f; HH2); Salmonella (1; HH2); Shigella (1; HH2); Sore (f; PNC); Sore Throat (2; SHT); Staphylococcus (1; HH2); Stomatosis (2; BIS; JLH; KOM; PH2); Streptococcus (1; HH2); Virus (1; BIS; HH2; PH2); Wart (f; JLH); Wound (f; PH2).

Dosages (Tormentil) :
2–6 g herb (BIS); 2–3 g herb/cup (150 ml) (SHT); 10–20 drops herb tincture/glass water for mouthwash (KOM; PH2); 4–6 g crude drug (KOM; PH2; SHT); 2–4 ml liquid root extract (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Tormentil) :
Class 1 (AHP).“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Sensitive individuals may experience stomach upset and vomiting (BIS; KOM; SHT). The warning, with which CAN lambasts uva-ursi, should as well apply to other herbs with as much tannin, “In view of the high tannin content, prolonged use may cause chronic liver impairment.” No contraindications known (BIS). Consult physician if diarrhea persists for more than 3 days (PIP).