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Potentilla anserina - Silverweed

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[[File:Argentina egedii 2834.JPG|thumb|right|''Argentina anserina'', ''Silverweed'']]
'''Argentina anserina''' is a synonym of Potentilla anserina L. the accepted name of a perennial flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is known by the common names '''silverweed''', common silverweed or silverweed cinquefoil. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, often on river shores and in grassy habitats such as meadows and road-sides.
'''Silverweed''' or '''Argentina anserina''' is a synonym of Potentilla anserina L.==Uses=={{Uses|Piles}}, the accepted name of a perennial [[flowering plant]] in the rose family Rosaceae. It is known by the common names "silverweed"{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, common silverweed or silverweed cinquefoil. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere{{Uses|Ulcers}}, often on river shores and in grassy habitats such as meadows and road-sides{{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Painful area}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
== Description Parts Used== Silverweed is a low-growing herbaceous plant with creeping red stolons that can be up to 80 cm long. The leaves are 10–20 cm long, evenly pinnate into in crenate leaflets 2–5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, covered with silky white hairs{{Parts Used|Roots}}, particularly on the underside. These hairs are also present on the stem and the stolons. These give the leaves the silvery appearance from which the plant gets its name{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==he tannin content was very low (0.81-0.91%). The flowers are produced singly on 5–15 cm long stems, total flavonoid content ranged from 0.48 to 0.60%. Phenolic acid content was much higher (1.538-2.5 cm diameter with five (rarely up to seven26%) yellow petals. The fruit is a cluster of dry achenes.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Common names== *The plant was put in shoes to absorb sweat. It was formerly believed to be useful for epilepsy{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Silverweed, and that it could ward off witches and evil spirits.*The plant has been cultivated as a food crop for its edible roots. The usual wild formsArgentine, howeverCrampweed, are impractical for this useGoosewort, as they are small and are hard to clean.Moon grass}}
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
* '''Kannada''' - Silverweed===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata, Pitta===Prabhava===
== External Links Habit=={{Habit|Perennial herb.}}
*[https://en.wikipedia==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Compound|Leaf arrangement is basal i.org/wikie the leaves are growing only at the base of the plant}}<ref name="Leaf"/Argentina_anserina Argentina anserina-Wikipedia]>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|13|Flowers Season is June - August}}
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|General|Up to 2.5 mm|The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe|With hooked hairs|Many}}
 
===Other features===
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
A very easily grown plant, succeeding in almost any soil, thriving in moist clays, though rather dwarfed in dry dusty soils[4]. It grows best in a well-drained loam, preferring a position in full sun but tolerating shade<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Ditches}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist calcareous soils}}.
 
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Argentina anserina (36573779475).jpg|<center>Bud</center>
File:Argentina anserina 2.JPG|<center>Flower</center>
File:Argentina anserina 4.JPG|<center>Leaves</center>
File:Potentilla anserina 001.JPG|<center>Whole herb</center>
File:Aran7 002 lhp.jpg|Seed
File:Potentilla anserina 'silver weed' 2007-06-02 (plant).jpg|Whole plant
</gallery>
 
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235927094_Chemical_diversity_of_silverweed_Potentilla_anserina_L_growing_at_the_edges_of_arable_fields_Plant_Breeding_And_Seed_Science Chemical diversity]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/argentina/anserina/ Characteristics]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Argentina+anserina Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/silverweed Argentina anserina on luontoportti ]
* [http://www.itmonline.org/arts/silverweed.htm Silverweed-Potentilla Species Used in Herbal Medicine]
* [http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/1/224/htm Phenolic Profile of Potentilla anserina L]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Rosaceae]]
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