HEN FOOT (cincoenrama potentilla reptans)

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	HEN FOOT
	*cincoenrama potentilla reptans*

Name
HEN FOOT

Scientific Name
cincoenrama potentilla reptans

HEN FOOT

Other Names:

Lloraga, Loraca, Foot of Hen, Quinquefolio, Black Root

This humble plant, like all the Rosaceous ones, has beautiful flowers and excellent medicinal properties. The cattle dealers come using traditionally to increase it the production milk of the goats, and to fight hematuria (blood in tinkles it) of the cattle. The animals consume it like forage, and like to the humans, aid to cut to the diarreas and gastroenteritis to them. As much the European species as to the American is their practically identical composition and properties. Other plants of the Potentilla sort are the Argentinean and tormentilla.

Habitat: common in humid and wild meadows of ways, as much in Europe as in North America.

Description: one is a crawling plant, of until a meter of height, the family of the Rosaceous ones, that is characterized by its leaves divided in 5 foliolos. The flowers are yellow, and also they have 5 petals. Used parts: rizoma (underground stem) and the root.

Used parts: rizoma (underground stem and the root).

Properties and indications: rizoma and the root of cincoenrama contains diverse glúcidos, and specially tannins of the group of the catequinas, that confer their properties to him astringent, hemostatic, antiseptic and healing. The secretion of the mucous diminishes, specially the digestive ones, and the genitals, simultaneously that desinflama and heals. It is then very beneficial in the following cases:

Infectious Gastroenteritis and diarreas, specially when they are accompanied by disbacteriosis (alteration of the intestinal microbial flora). Ideal plant to fight the summery diarreas due to contamination of the water or foods. So that its application has desired effect, the food ingestion must be suspended while the diarrea persists, limiting itself to take solely liquid.

Vomits due to gastritis or indigestión.

Leucorrea (abnormal vaginal flow) due to inflammation of the vagina or the uterine neck. It is applied in vaginal irrigations, with a special cannula.

Hematuria (blood in tinkles it) or hemoptisis (blood in esputo). In these cases it is imperative previous a clinical exploration and a diagnosis. Téngase in account that the appearance of drops of blood in any secretion of the organism, can have, among other causes, to a serious disease.

Bucofaríngeas inflammations: faringitis, tonsilitiss, aftas (sores) buccal, piorrea, and in general, all type of inflammations of the mucosa of the mouth and the throat. In these cases it is applied in form of mouthwashes or garglings.

Furúnculos and shinbones: the decocción by the root, is applied in form of hot compresas on the affected zone, that renew each 2-3 hours. It facilitates his maturation and the elimination of the remainder substances that can contain. Also the skin with the liquid of the decocción can often be applied in lotion form, dunking.

Sabañones: the compresas with decocción by root of cincoenrama, or the maniluvios (baths of hands) are effective against sabañones and other circulatory upheavals of skin weaves.

Use: decocción with 50 grs. of rizoma and fresh or dry root, by liter of water; to boil during 15 minutes and to leak; they are taken from 4 to 6 daily cups until the diarrea disappears.

For external use, vaginal irrigations with the same decocción that para.uso.interno leaked very well. Mouthwashes or garglings with this same decocción. Compresas, lotions, washings and baths with the liquid of the decocción, that are applied on the zone of the affected skin.

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