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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Potentilla anserina (Rosaceae)

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Common name(s)
Silberweed; Gumusu Besparmak; Genserich; Tansy,Wild; Yerba Plateada

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anodyne Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Arthritis Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Arthritis Elsewhere *
Arthritis -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Elsewhere *
Cancer Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Corn UK Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cramp Elsewhere *
Diarrhea -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Dysmenorrhea Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dysmenorrhea Elsewhere *
Intestine Elsewhere *
Kidney -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Kidney Elsewhere *
Leucorrhea -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Leucorrhea Elsewhere *
Litholytic -- Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Polyp Chile Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.