Potentilla anserina, Gro lo sa 'dzin Potentilla anserina, Gro lo sa ‘dzin གྲོ་ལོ་ས་འཛིན་ Silverweed, Silver Cinquefoil, Wild TansyGro lo sa ‘dzin (Tibet)E Rong Wei Ling Cai (TCM) Potentilla anserinaKurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599 Potentilla anserinaMasclef, A., Atlas des plantes de France (1890-1893) Potentilla anserina(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Potentilla anserina (syn. Argentina anserina)Potentilla fruticosa is said to be used synonymously (Khare) Also used in Tibetan Medicine: Potentilla microphylla (syn. Argentina microphylla) – Gro lo sa ‘dzin chung ba Potentilla peduncularis (syn. Argentina peduncularis) – Gro lo sa’ dzin che ba Parts used: Flowering aerial parts (Europe)Root (Tibet) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. SweetSome Tibetan texts state that it is Warm when collected in Autumn, Cool when collected in Spring. Classification: Uses: 1. Strengthens Spleen and Stomach, Tonify Qi and Blood: (Root, TCM, Tibet)-fatigue, debility during convalescence-Diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency-increases strength (Tibet)-‘strengthens the tone of all internal parts’ (Bates)-root is most used for this function2. Moves the Blood, Settles Wind, Eases Pain:-Headache-Spasms, Cramps, abdominal cramps-Dysmenorrhea-Anti-hypertensive-Cancer (Liver, Spleen, Intestine–Duke)3. Stops Leakage and Bleeding:-Diarrhea-Leukorrhea, excess Menstruation-Coughing or Spitting Blood (Culpeper)-taken internally for Hemorrhoids-Hernia in children (Culpeper)4. Externally:-as a wash for bleeding Piles-fomentation to cramps-prevent pitting by Small Pox (fomentation)-Freckles, Spots, Pimples…

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