Tormentil
Potentilla tormentilla
Description
The tormentil is a medium-sized, branched plant with bright yellow flowers (4 petals). Commonly known as "snake root", "red root", "dysentery root", or "seven-finger" (german translations).
Used plant parts
Healing Properties
Has strong astringent, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, and detoxifying effects.
Applications: As a gargle or rinse, it is especially helpful for throat inflammation, mouth ulcers, and inflamed gums.
As a tea, it is used for diarrhea associated with bowel issues such as irritable bowel syndrome, normal and chronic colitis, dysentery, and rectal bleeding.
As an ointment or lotion, it is applied to bleeding hemorrhoids or for stopping bleeding in skin wounds and protects injured or burned skin areas.
For tincture, mix 1 part root with 10 parts alcohol and let it sit for 8 days. Take 20–30 drops daily with some water as an effective remedy for diarrhea. The rhizome should be used as fresh as possible or stored briefly, as the tannin content decreases rapidly with prolonged drying.
Other plants of the trail
The plants of the trail
- Arnica
- Eyebright
- Clubmoss
- Burnet Saxifrage
- Birch
- Tormentil
- Broadleaf Plantain
- Nettle
- Speedwell
- Angelica
- Fern
- Spruce
- Lady’s Mantle
- Heather
- Raspberry
- Coltsfoot
- Iceland Moss
- St. John’s Wort
- Small Willowherb
- Green-winged Orchid
- Mullein
- Mountain pine
- Dandelion
- Meadowsweet
- Masterwort
- Wild Thyme
- Horse mint
- Yarrow
- Cowslip
- Bilberry
- Plantain
- Rowan berry
- Horsetail
Notes on the Herbal Education Trail
The abundance of Alpine flowers on the mountains from June to early August is a beautiful reward for the climb along the herbal education trail. In all these plants lies not only beauty but often health benefits as well. All the useful and beneficial gifts from nature can certainly not replace a doctor.
But taking responsibility for prevention and, above all, paying attention to our body’s signals in time is a very good step toward effective folk medicine. On behalf of the Plattform Planneralm 3000, I wish you much joy in rediscovering our natural world!
Andrea Stieg, Wild Herb Guide
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The content of the herbal education trail information has been created with care. However, errors can never be fully excluded. Advice on the use of plants is not medical guidance and has no legal implications. For questions regarding the content, you can contact Andrea Stieg directly; she is available at the Alpengasthof Grimmingblick: Planneralm 18, 8953 Donnersbach, +43 3683 / 8105 · info@grimmingblick.at
Content responsibility: Plattform Planneralm 3000 e.V.
Photos of the herbal education trail plants: © Harald Waupotitsch, (Arnica, Eyebright, Clubmoss, Burnet Saxifrage, Birch, Tormentil, Broadleaf Plantain, Nettle, Speedwell, Fern, Spruce, Lady’s Mantle, Yellow Bedstraw, Heather, Raspberry, Coltsfoot, Iceland Moss, St. John’s Wort, Orchid, Mountain Pine, Dandelion, Meadowsweet, Masterwort, Wild Thyme, Horse Mint, Yarrow, Cowslip, Bilberries, Rowan, Willowherb, Horsetail) and iStockphoto.com (Mullein, Narrowleaf Plantain, Angelica).
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