The use of white cinquefoil in folk medicine

A small plant with small white flowers similar in appearance to strawberry flowers and dark green leaves called cinquefoil is an integral component of a myriad of folk remedies. In nature, Potentilla lives in pine and light broadleaf-spruce forests, meadows and among shrubs. However, it is not so easy to find this plant: now it is on the verge of extinction and is listed in the Red Book in many regions.

The use of white cinquefoil is advisable, first of all, for the treatment of many ailments of the thyroid gland, for example, diffuse, diffuse-nodular and multinodular goiter, hyperplasia and adenoma of the thyroid gland, and so on. Moreover, the effectiveness of using drugs based on this plant for the treatment of such diseases has been confirmed not only by traditional healers, but also by official medicine.

The high antibacterial activity of the plant makes the use of cinquefoil effective for colitis and enterocolitis, dysentery, as well as many other ailments that are accompanied by diarrhea (in this case, it is worth mentioning separately the rather powerful astringent effect of cinquefoil). Also, white cinquefoil is used for various ailments of the liver, in particular, hepatitis. Many phytotherapists also strongly recommend the regular use of preparations based on this medicinal plant in order to prevent the occurrence of liver diseases. Among other things, a decoction of Potentilla helps to fight such a "female" problem as prolapse of the uterus.