Family: Rosaceae
Mongolian name: Taulain tangnai; Galuun Gichgene
English name: Silverleaf cinqufoil
Collection Number: 6
Potentilla anserina (Rosaceae family) is a perennial herb with creeping stems and solitary small (1-2 cm) yellow flowers which prefers damp soil. The herb part is used treating hemorrhages, diarrhea, hemiparesis, headache and fever, with chemical constituents that increase antibacterial activity and stimulate the digestive tract. It is used in two traditional Mongolian medicinal recipes.
Citations
Grace, John. 2023. “Plant of the Week, 6th November 2023 – Pontentilla anserina (Silverweed).” Botany in Scotland: Notes and conversations on all things Botanical (blog), WordPress. https://botsocscot.wordpress.com/2023/11/05/plant-of-the-week-6th-november-2023-potentilla-anserina-silverweed/.
Medicinal Plants in Mongolia. 2013. World Health Organization: Western Pacific Region (World Health Organization).
Samdan, Narantuya, and Odonchimeg Batsukh. 2020. Medicinal Plants of Mongolia: Mongolia. In Natural Products of Silk Road Plants. CRC Press.
Soyolt, Galsannorbu, Yongping, Wunenbayar, Guohou Liu, and Khasbagan. 2013. Wild Plant Folk Nomenclature of the Mongol Herdsmen in the Arhorchin National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia, PR China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9(1):30. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-9-30.
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