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Potentilla anserina, also known as cinquefoil, is a plant that belongs to the Rosoideae subfamily within the Rosaceae family. It is found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.
The cinquefoil is a perennial, herbaceous plant with growth heights of 10 to 20 cm. It forms a rhizome up to 20 cm long, and creeping runners up to 80 cm long grow from its leaf axils, bearing rosettes of leaves at the nodes and sprouting roots. The plant flowers from May to September. The flowers, which are borne on long stalks, are hermaphrodite and have a diameter of 1.5 to 2 cm; they have bright yellow petals.
Dried leaves, flowers and flower stems are used phytotherapeutically (goose cinquefoil - Potentillaeanserinae herba).
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Goose cinquefoil is the parent plant of the officinal Potentillae anserinae herba , which is used in naturopathy.
The extract from the herb of the plant, listed under the INCI designation"Potentilla anserina extract", is used in cosmetic formulations. It has an astringent and anti-inflammatory effect.
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- Wenigmann M. (2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, application. Urban & Fischer, pp. 110-111
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/gaensefingerkraut.php
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