Goose finger herb (Potentilla anserina), also , Grensel, silver herb, or cramp herb mentioned, belongs to the Rosoideae in that of the rose plants (Rosaceae).

Description

It is a widespread, only about 15 cm high creeping, persistent plant from the family of the rose plants (Rosaceae). Particularly on nutrient-rich meadows (goose pastures), on fields and at edges of way one finds whole carpets of the plant, which is enough from a persistent root stick to 20 cm, gestielte floats, which 7 - until are interrupted pinnated and. The lamellas are meagerly behaart on the top side, on the lower surface silvery seidenhaarig. From the Blattachseln which carry Blattrosetten to the knot and roots drive, in these places grow also those sprout bright yellow blooms.

Locations and spreading:

One finds the goose finger herb common in fresh pioneer lawns, at ways, banks, in goose meadows, particularly in villages. Seal, damp, love nitrogen-rich, loam industrial union tonus towards soil and are also on stony underground. After Ellenberg it is indicating, salt-bearing a half light plant, nitrogen-rich locations and a kind of order character the goose finger herb white bunch grass creep lawn (Agrostietalia stoloniferae). A culture follower is world-wide common and by kidnapping; it is today even one of our most frequent and furthest common plants. Because of their salt tolerance the kind spread in the last decades also along the edges of roads, motorways and dirt roads strongly.

Biology:

The goose finger herb is a persistent Rosettenpflanze and a step-firm pioneer plant. Its sheets bend themselves with dryness and reflect so light and probably also warmth upward. The individually standing blooms are homogame "„Nektar prominent disk flowers "“. They are completely opened only with sun. The have inside juice marks within the UV range, which are not recognizable for the human eye. Different insects are the Before the it comes also to the self dusting. Bloom time: , develops for May to August.Je bloom numerous einsamige which with the ripe one of the kegeligen bloom soil becomes detached. A self propagation is thus present. In addition, frequently coincidence rushing spreading takes place by hoof animals and sticking spreading (with mud) by geese, humans etc.

Goose finger herb in the Phytotherapie (Pflanzenheilkunde)

The goose finger herb is only since relatively short time as welfare plant in use. Only in the outgoing Middle Ages it receives first mention in herb books as helpful with failure, bleedings and inflammations of the mouth mucous membrane and the gums. The people medicine uses the cramp herb generally with cramp-like complaints, also the smooth musculature (e.g. calf cramps).

Scientifically recognition in the meantime the internal use from goose finger herb is to the supporting treatment of nonspecific failure illnesses with cramp-like complaints, other belly and abdominal pains with cramps and with Menstruationsbeschwerden.

To be collected and dried for welfare purposes used the sheets during the bloom time of May until August. For dte pours over one two dried herb with 250 ml cooking water and lets to the Aufguss 10 min. pull. The people medicine knows also a chewing of the root, e.g. during gum inflammation. Trockenextrakt from goose finger herb is today in standardized medicines available such as and dte mixtures in the pharmacy.

Contents materials and effects

Goose finger herb contains Gerbstoffe, bitter materials, Schleimstoffe, Flavonoide and Cholin as therapeutically effective contents materials above all. It works mainly astringent together (astringent) in addition and has a pain-satisfying and plugging effect.

Warning references

A daily dose from four to six gram of dried herb should not be under any circumstances exceeded!

With attraction stomach patients the complaints can strengthen by the internal use of goose finger herb!

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• Alternative medicine

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