Potentilla fragarioides

Potentilla fragarioides is a member of the family Rosaceae that is native to China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia.[1]

Potentilla fragarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. fragarioides
Binomial name
Potentilla fragarioides

Ethnomedical uses

The stem is boiled for use as a hemostatic in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

D-Catechin has been isolated as the agent of action, being used to stem vaginal bleeding.[2]

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