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Root and rhizome infusions and decoctions of Potentilla erecta are recorded across several regions as gentle remedies for gastrointestinal upset, oral inflammation, and topical care of wounds and sore skin. In the Balkans, especially the Torlak communities of Serbia, a decoction is traditionally prepared for diarrhea and gastritis (Radulović et al., 2014; EMA HMPC Assessment Report, 2014). Across northern Italy and the Alpine foothills, herbalists in Lombardy and Trentino use a mild tea or rinsing from rhizome for mouth ulcers and sore throat, with macerations applied to gums (Ghirardini et al., 2015). In Portugal’s Beira Interior, women have steeped the rhizome as a tea for minor gastric complaints and pain, and in the Balearic Islands a strong rhizome decoction is occasionally taken for cramps (Pardo-de-Santayana & Morales, 2004; Vallès et al., 2004; EMA HMPC Assessment Report, 2014).

One practical preparation is a mild tea for mild diarrhea or stomach discomfort. Use about 2 g (about 1 level teaspoon) of chopped, dried rhizome, add 200 ml of boiling water, cover, and steep for 10 minutes before filtering; drink 1 cup two or three times daily while symptoms persist. Discontinue after a few days and consult a clinician if fever, blood in stool, or vomiting occurs; avoid during pregnancy and lactation due to lack of safety data (EMA HMPC Assessment Report, 2014). For oral soothing, a second option is a mouthrinse from the same tea cooled to a comfortable temperature, swished briefly and spat out as needed.

The rhizome is rich in tannins, including proanthocyanidins, and contains quinovic acid and tormentic acid glycosides, compounds known for astringent and anti-inflammatory activity that fit the observed uses for diarrhea and mucosal irritation (EMA HMPC Assessment Report, 2014; Blumenthal et al., 1998). These constituents can reduce secretions and have antimicrobial properties relevant to mild gastrointestinal distress and topical care.

Today, standardized tormentil extracts are available in pharmacies and online as capsules and tinctures, while many herbalists still prepare home decoctions for children and adults. Ongoing research explores the role of tormentil’s tannins in gut health and mucosal protection, supporting its continued place in both traditional and modern integrative care.

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Common products:
- Tannin-rich root extract (hydrolyzable ellagitannins) used as a vegetable tanning agent.
- Dried root material used as a natural brown dye for textiles.
- A dry powdered tannin with moisture ≤12% is supplied for industrial use.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Leather tanning: the tannin extract binds collagen in hides, producing brown-tinted leather; historically employed in European craft tanning.
- Textile dyeing: the root extract gives brown to reddish-brown hues on wool, cotton and silk; used by artisanal dyers.
- The chelating action of ellagitannins on collagen side chains creates cross‑links that improve hide stability.

Colorants and tanning:
- Natural brown dye: ellagitannins provide color that adheres well to protein fibers, offering moderate lightfastness.
- Vegetable tanning agent: high hydrolyzable tannin content (≈15–20 % dry weight) enables effective protein fixation in leather processing.
- Dyeing is performed at pH 4–5 on protein fibers; ellagitannins form hydrogen bonds with keratin, yielding a deep brown color.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
- Astringent cosmetic preparations: standardized hydroalcoholic root extracts (≈5 % w/w) are incorporated into toners and cleansers for astringency; commercial products exist.
- Limited fragrance use: volatile constituents from aerial parts have been evaluated for aromatic applications, but commercial use remains niche.
- Cosmetic formulations use the extract at 0.5–2 % w/w for mild astringency.

Properties relevant to use:
- High ellagitannin content gives strong protein‑binding capacity essential for tanning and dye fixation.
- Moisture content of dried root (~10 %) supports stability of the extract in industrial processing.
- UV‑absorbing phenolics confer modest light‑fastness to dyed textiles.
- The main ellagitannin agrimoniin (~1844 Da) has high galloyl substitution, giving strong protein affinity.

Standards and regulation:
- Tannin extracts for leather are classified under EU REACH as chemical substances used in leather tanning; manufacturers must register and meet safety data requirements.
- Natural dyes derived from the plant are listed in the International Colour Index (ICI) and are subject to labeling under the EU Cosmetic Regulation (EC No 1223/2009) when used in cosmetics.
- EU EN 14669 sets minimum tannin content and moisture limits for commercial vegetable tanning agents.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Roots are harvested from wild populations across Europe; over‑harvesting concerns have led to cultivation trials in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic to provide a traceable supply chain.
- Conservation guidelines for wild medicinal/herbal plants recommend limiting harvest to ≤30 % of above‑ground biomass and allowing a regeneration period of several years.
- EU Rural Development Programme supports cultivation of Potentilla erecta as a non‑timber forest product.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Potentilla tormentilla	Stokes	A botanical arrangement of British plants; second edition ; 1787 535 1787
Potentilla sylvestris	Neck.	Delic. Gallo-Belg. 1: 222 (1768)
Tormentilla erecta	L.	Sp. Pl. : 500 (1753)
Potentilla tormentilla	Neck.	Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 2: 491 (1770)
Fragaria tormentilla	Crantz	Stirp. Austr. Fasc. 2: 23 (1763)
Tormentilla adstringens	Lindem.	Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 23(I): 480 (1850)
Tormentilla alpina	Opiz	Böh. Phan. Crypt. Gew. : 64 (1823)
Tormentilla dissecta	Timb.-Lagr.	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 19(Sess. Extr.): cxviii (1872)
Tormentilla divergens	Rchb.	Exsicc. (Fl. Germ.) 23: n.º 2248 (1842)
Tormentilla ericetorum	Timb.-Lagr.	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 19(Sess. Extr.): cxviii (1872)
Tormentilla montana	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 188 (1866)
Tormentilla nodosa	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 188 (1866)
Tormentilla officinalis	Curtis	Fl. Londin. 5: t. 35 (1786)
Tormentilla officinarum	Neck.	Elem. Bot. (Necker) 2: 95. 1790
Tormentilla orophila	Timb.-Lagr.	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 19(Sess. Extr.): cxvii (1872)
Tormentilla parviflora	Wallr.	Linnaea 14: 580 (1841)
Tormentilla sessilifolia	Stokes	Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 151 (1812)
Tormentilla tuberosa	P.Renault	Fl. Orne : 148 (1804)
Potentilla laeta	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 362 (1796)
Potentilla favratii	Zimm. ex Favrat	Bull. Trav. Soc. Murith. 13-15: 62 (1887)
Potentilla divergens	Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 227. 1878 [Sep 1878]
Potentilla dacica	Borbás ex Zimmeter	Jahresber. K. K. Staats-Ober-Realschule Steyr 14: 5 (1884)
Potentilla sciaphila	Zimmeter	Jahresber. K. K. Staats-Ober-Realschule Steyr 14: 5 (1884)
Potentilla officinalis	Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 583 (1821 publ. 1822)
Potentilla tetrapetala	Hall.f.	Mus. Helv. Bot. 1: 51 (1819)
Potentilla erecta var. strictissima	(Zimmeter) Beck	Flora Bosnae, Hercegovinae et regionis Novipazar ; 1903 41 1927
Tormentilla recta	Schur	Enumeratio plantarum Transsilvaniae ; 1866 188 1866
Potentilla tormentilla var. strictissima	(Zimmeter) Focke	Synopsis der deutschen und schweizer Flora ; 1892 820 1892
Potentilla tormentilla var. dacica	(Borbás ex Zimmeter) Th.Wolf	Potentillen-Studien ; 1901 105 1901
Potentilla tormentilla var. sciaphila	(Zimmeter) Th.Wolf	Potentillen-Studien ; 1901 105 1901
Potentilla monacensis	Woerl. ex Zimmeter	; 1886 67 1886
Potentilla divergens	(Rchb.) Poeverl.	; 1898 169 1898
Potentilla pubescens	(Holler ex Woerl.) Poeverl.	; 1898 167 1898
Tormentilla sylvestris	Neck. ex Bubani	Flora pyrenaea ; 1897 627 1899
Tormentilla gracilis	Timb.-Lagr.	; 1872 cxvii 1872
Tormentilla vulgaris	Hill	The British herbal ; 1756 7 1756
Potentilla erecta var. herminii	(Ficalho) Cout.	A flora de Portugal (Plantas vasculares) [Rosaceae] A flora de Portugal (Plantas vasculares) [Rosaceae]; 1913 305 1913
Potentilla reducta	Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 6: 231. 1900 [Jun 1900]
Potentilla tormentilla var. herminii	Ficalho	; 1899 118 1899
Potentilla tormentilla subsp. divergens	(Rchb.) Nyman	Conspectus florae europaeae ; 1878 227 1878
Potentilla tormentilla subsp. sylvestris	Neck. ex Syme	English botany ; 1863 146 1864
Potentilla erecta f. sciaphila	(Zimmeter) Beck	Icones florae germanicae et helveticae ; 1834 54 1912
Potentilla tetraphylla	Haller f.	Mus‚e helv‚tique d'histoire naturelle. (partie botanique) ; 1818 188 1818
Potentilla erecta var. dacica	(Borbás ex Zimmeter) Guşul.	Flora Republicii populare RomŒne ; 1952 652 1956
Potentilla tormentilla var. erecta	(L.) Hook.f.	The student's flora of the British Islands ; 1870 116 1870
Potentilla strictissima	Zimmeter	Jahresber. K. K. Staats-Ober-Realschule Steyr 14: 5 (1884)
Potentilla erecta var. strictissima	(Zimmeter) Druce	(Report,) Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles ; 1901 320 1914
Potentilla monacensis	Woerl.	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 7: 8 (1889)
Potentilla umbrosa	(Coss. & Germ.) Hy	Bull. Herb. Boissier 1(App. 1): 15 (1893)
Potentilla tormentilla var. umbrosa	Coss. & Germ.	Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris : 175 (1845)
Potentilla tormentilla var. pubescens	Holler ex Woerl.	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 3: 51 (1885)
Potentilla erecta subsp. strictissima	(Zimmeter) A.J.Richards	Watsonia 9: 312 (1973)
Potentilla sylvestris prol. divergens	(Rchb.) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 840 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris prol. dyscritos	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 841 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris prol. eusylvestris	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 834 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris prol. favratii	(Zimmeter ex Favrat) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 838 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris prol. langei	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 834 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris prol. lusitanica	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 834 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris prol. sciaphila	(Zimmeter) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 838 (1905)
Potentilla tormentilla prol. reducta	Rouy & E.G.Camus	Fl. France 6: 231 (1900)
Potentilla erecta f. hirsuta	Cout.	Fl. Portugal : 305 (1913)
Potentilla erecta var. macrophylla	Paiche ex Siegfr.	Bot. Centralbl. 62: 34 (1895)
Potentilla erecta var. micrantha	Vocke ex Zimmeter	Jahresber. K. K. Staats-Ober-Realschule Steyr 14: 5 (1884)
Potentilla erecta f. minor	Zimmeter	Programm K. K. Oberrealschule Innsbruck 1888-1889: 10 (1889)
Potentilla erecta unranked nemoralis	Hampe	Prodr. Fl. Hercyn. : 34 (1836)
Potentilla erecta var. procumbens	Sibth. ex Fiori	Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 570 (1898)
Potentilla erecta f. pusilla	Favrat	Bull. Trav. Soc. Murith. 16-18: 3 (1890)
Potentilla erecta f. sericea	Cout.	Fl. Portugal : 305 (1913)
Potentilla erecta f. subpinnatifida	Cout.	Fl. Portugal : 305 (1913)
Potentilla erecta var. vulgaris	Cout.	Fl. Portugal : 305 (1913)
Potentilla strictissima f. hirsuta	Domin	Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 1903(25): 40 (1904)
Potentilla strictissima f. turfosa	Domin	Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 1903(25): 41 (1904)
Potentilla sylvestris var. distendens	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 836 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. fissistipula	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 835 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris var. fleischmannii	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 837 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris f. incisa	Domin	Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 1903(25): 40 (1904)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. integristipula	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 835 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. macropetala	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 835 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. parvifolia	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 835 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. patula	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 835 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris var. pubescens	Woerl.	Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 48 (1893)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. sylvatica	R.Uechtr. ex Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 838 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris var. typica	Beck	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2: 752 (1892)
Potentilla tormentilla var. curiensis	Brügger	Jahresber. Naturf. Ges. Graubündens , n.f., 29: 63 (1884-1885 publ. 1886)
Potentilla tormentilla var. elatior	Tratt.	Rosac. Monogr. 4: 74 (1824)
Potentilla tormentilla unranked fallax	T.Marsson	Fl. Neu-Vorpommern : 159 (1869)
Potentilla tormentilla var. hirta	Holler	Ber. Naturhist. Vereins Augsburg 23: 101 (1875)
Potentilla tormentilla var. humifusa	Lecoq & Lamotte	Cat. Pl. Plateau Central : 155 (1848)
Potentilla tormentilla var. insignis	Domin	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 66 (1908)
Potentilla tormentilla var. latiloba	Ser.	Prodr. 2: 574 (1825)
Potentilla tormentilla var. minima	Ser.	Prodr. 2: 574 (1825)
Potentilla tormentilla var. minor	F.Saut.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 39: 210 (1889)
Potentilla tormentilla var. nana	Wender.	Fl. Hassiaca : 160 (1846)
Potentilla tormentilla var. nemoralis	Ser.	Prodr. 2: 574 (1825)
Potentilla tormentilla var. pentapetala	Borbás	Geogr. Enum. Pl. Comit. Castriferrei 23: 395 (1887)
Potentilla tormentilla unranked pinnatifida	Såby	Bot. Tidsskr. 2: 268 (1879)
Potentilla tormentilla f. polypetala	Merino	Brotéria, Sér. Bot. 11: 184 (1913)
Potentilla tormentilla var. sericea	Legrand	Fl. Anal. Berry : 95 (1894)
Potentilla tormentilla var. typica	Th.Wolf	Potentillen-Stud. 1: 103 (1901)
Tormentilla erecta var. alpina	Pers.	Syn. Pl. 2: 56 (1807)
Tormentilla erecta unranked parviflora	Opiz	Seznam : 98 (1852)
Tormentilla erecta var. sparsiflora	Posp.	Fl. Oesterr. Küstenl. 2(1): 250 (1898)
Tormentilla erecta var. typica	Posp.	Fl. Oesterr. Küstenl. 2(1): 250 (1898)
Tormentilla parviflora var. petiolata	Wallr.	Linnaea 14: 580 (1841)
Tormentilla parviflora var. sessilifolia	Wallr.	Linnaea 14: 580 (1841)
Tormentilla recta var. alpina	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 188 (1866)
Potentilla erecta var. maurorum	Maire	Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 39: 135 (1948)
Potentilla tormentilla subsp. silvestris	Neck. ex Syme	Engl. Bot. , ed. 3B, 3: 146 (1864)
Potentilla erecta f. stenopetala	Murb.	Bot. Not. 1886: 199 (1886)
Potentilla erecta var. curiensis	(Brügger) Zimmeter	Programm K. K. Oberrealschule Innsbruck 1888-1889: 9 (1889)
Potentilla erecta var. latiloba	(Ser.) Kotov	Fl. URSS 6: 142 (1954)
Potentilla erecta f. monacensis	(Woerl. ex Zimmeter) Zimmeter	Programm K. K. Oberrealschule Innsbruck 1888-1889: 9 (1889)
Potentilla erecta var. typica	(Beck) Briq.	Prodr. Fl. Corse 2(1): 191 (1913)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. alpina	(Schur) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 835 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris var. curiensis	(Brügger) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 839 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. daonensis	(Evers) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 836 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. hirsuta	(Domin) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 837 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris var. hirta	(Holler) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 841 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris var. latiloba	(Ser.) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 837 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. macrophylla	(Paiche ex Siegfr.) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 835 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris var. monacensis	(Woerl. ex Zimmeter) Woerl.	Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 3: 48 (1893)
Potentilla sylvestris var. neumayeriana	(Tratt.) Beck	Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2: 752 (1892)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. parviflora	(Wallr.) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 835 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. pinnatifida	(Såby) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 835 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris f. strictissima	(Zimmeter) Beck	Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 11: 51 (1896)
Potentilla sylvestris subvar. turfosa	(Domin) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 837 (1905)
Potentilla tormentilla var. lusitanica	(Th.Wolf) Th.Wolf	Biblioth. Bot. 16(71): 650 (1908)
Tormentilla erecta f. divergens	(Rchb.) Posp.	Fl. Oesterr. Küstenl. 2(1): 250 (1898)
Tormentilla erecta f. strictissima	(Zimmeter) Posp.	Fl. Oesterr. Küstenl. 2(1): 250 (1898)
Potentilla erecta unranked dacica	(Borbás ex Zimmeter) Hayek	Mitt. Naturwiss. Vereines Steiermark 41: 186 (1904 publ. 1905)
Potentilla erecta f. herminii	(Ficalho) Samp.	Man. Fl. Port. : 320 (1911)
Potentilla erecta var. herminii	(Ficalho) Briq.	Prodr. Fl. Corse 2(1): 192 (1913)
Potentilla erecta var. sciaphila	(Zimmeter) Guşul.	Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 652 (1956)
Potentilla erecta unranked strictissima	(Zimmeter) Hayek	Mitt. Naturwiss. Vereines Steiermark 41: 186 (1904 publ. 1905)
Potentilla reducta	(Rouy & E.G.Camus) A.W.Hill	Index Kew. , Suppl. 6: 164 (1926)
Potentilla sylvestris var. monacensis	(Woerl. ex Zimmeter) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 836 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris var. neumayeriana	(Tratt.) Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 836 (1905)
Potentilla sylvestris var. typica	Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 834 (1905)
Potentilla tormentilla var. divergens	(Rchb.) Focke	Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl. , ed. 3: 820 (1892)
Potentilla tormentilla var. elatior	Lehm.	Revis. Potentill. : 177 (1856)
Potentilla tormentilla unranked erecta	Scop.	Fl. Carniol. , ed. 2, 1: 369 (1771)
Potentilla tormentilla subsp. sylvestris	Syme	Engl. Bot. , ed. 3B, 3: 146 (1864)
Potentilla tormentilla f. divergens	(Rchb.) Th.Wolf	Biblioth. Bot. 16: 646 (1908)
Potentilla sylvestris f. sylvatica	R.Uechtr. ex Th.Wolf	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(1): 834 (1905)
Potentilla tormentilla unranked elatior	Tratt.	Rosac. Monogr. 4: 74 (1824)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	erect cinquefoil
English	tormentil
Spanish	potentilla tormentilla
Spanish	tormentila
Spanish	consuelda roja
Spanish	tomentilla
Spanish	potentilla sylvestris
Arabic	عرق إنجبار
Arabic	عرق انجبار
Azerbaijani	düzqalxan qaytarma
azb	دوزقالخان قایتارما
ba	Ҡалған үләне
Belarusian	Сурмаліна
Belarusian	Кустарнае дзерава
Belarusian	Калган
Belarusian	Дуброўка прамастаячая
Belarusian	Вузік
Belarusian	Дзеравянка
Belarusian	Дуброўка
Belarusian	Перавяжыха
Belarusian	Дуброўка прамастойная
Bulgarian	бутурак
Bulgarian	Планински очиболец
Bulgarian	Горско прозорче
Bulgarian	Бутурак
Bosnian	srčanik
Catalan	potentilla tormentilla
Catalan	tormentille
Catalan	tormentil·la
Czech	mochna nátržník
cv	Кăлкан тымарĕ
Welsh	tresgl y moch
Danish	blodrod
Danish	tormentil
German	potentilla tormentilla
German	natternwurz
German	tormentille
German	siebenfinger
German	ruhrwurz
German	rotwurz
German	dilledapp
German	natterwurz
German	tormentill
German	gemeiner tormentill
German	blutwurz
Esperanto	trifingra potentilo
Estonian	tedremaran
Persian	پنجه برگ معمولی
Finnish	rätvänä
Faroese	børkumura
French	tormentille
Irish	néalfartach
gd	cairt-làir
Upper Sorbian	zawjaznik
Upper Sorbian	lěsny porstnik
Hungarian	vérontó pimpó
Hungarian	vérhasgyökér
Hungarian	vérontófű
Armenian	Մատնունի ուղիղ
io	tormentilo
Icelandic	engjamura
Italian	cinquefoglia tormentilla
Japanese	タチキジムシロ
Kazakh	Түзу қазтабан
li	krampkroed
li	tormentil
Lithuanian	miškinė sidabražolė
Lithuanian	tormentille
Macedonian	исправен петопрст
Norwegian Bokmål	potentilla tormentilla
Norwegian Bokmål	tepperot
Dutch	tormentil
Norwegian Nynorsk	tepperot
Polish	pięciornik kurze-ziele
Polish	pięciornik kurze ziele
Romanian	sclipeti
Russian	potentilla tormentilla
Russian	tormentilla officinalis
Russian	Лапчатка прямостоячая
Russian	Калган
Russian	Калган-трава
Russian	Лапчатка прямостоящая
Russian	Лапчатка четырёхлепестная
se	varraruohtas
Serbo-Croatian	srčenjak
Slovak	nátržník vzpriamený
Slovenian	srčna moč
smn	vorrâruotâs
sms	nelljlõsttsuõrmmrääʹss
sms	kåʹllruõss
Serbian	Срчењак
Swedish	blodrot
Swedish	tormentilla
Swedish	tormentille
Ukrainian	Перстач прямостоячий
Ukrainian	Калган
vep	kohtaiduzjur'
Chinese	洋委陵菜

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  - Nova Scotia
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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000984938
UNII	W37Y4WO6A8
Canadensys	8814
USDA Plants	POER81
Tropicos	27800094
INPN	115470
Flora of Italy	2053
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60457410-2
The Plant List	rjp-1192
Missouri Botanical Garden	286352
PFAF	Potentilla erecta
Open Tree Of Life	176693
Observations.org	7250
NCBI Taxonomy	57940
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000003349
Nature Serve	2.148766
IPNI	60457410-2
iNaturalist	132622
GBIF	5365576
Freebase	/m/02n_r1
EPPO	PTLER
EOL	239189
Elurikkus	6547
Elurikkus	529252
USDA GRIN	29479
Wikipedia	Potentilla_erecta
Plantarium	29962

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Shifting Mountain Tree Line Increases Soil Organic Carbon Stability Regardless of Land Use

Sushko S, Ivashchenko K, Komarova A, Yudina A, Makhantseva V, Elsukova E, Blagodatsky S

Plants (Basel)

25-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11085277
doi:	10.3390/plants13091193
PMID:	38732408

Overview of Ethnobotanical–Pharmacological Studies Carried Out on Medicinal Plants from the Serra da Estrela Natural Park: Focus on Their Antidiabetic Potential

Lahlou RA, Carvalho F, Pereira MJ, Lopes J, Silva LR

Pharmaceutics

25-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11054966
doi:	10.3390/pharmaceutics16040454
PMID:	38675115

Land‐use affects pollinator‐specific resource availability and pollinator foraging behaviour

Birkenbach M, Straub F, Kiesel A, Ayasse M, Wilfert L, Kuppler J

Ecol Evol

07-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10918743
doi:	10.1002/ece3.11061
PMID:	38455145

Fecal DNA metabarcoding reveals seasonal and annual variation in willow ptarmigan diet

Ingvaldsen EW, Østnes JE, Kleven O, Davey M, Fossøy F, Nilsen EB

R Soc Open Sci

28-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10898975
doi:	10.1098/rsos.231518
PMID:	38420626

Effects of γ-polyglutamic acid on grassland sandy soil properties and plant functional traits exposed to drought stress

Skalski T, Zając E, Jędrszczyk E, Papaj K, Kohyt J, Góra A, Kasprzycka A, Shytum D, Skowera B, Ziernicka-Wojtaszek A

Sci Rep

14-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10866894
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-54459-1
PMID:	38355917

Recent Advances in the Management of Rosacea through Natural Compounds

Semenescu I, Similie D, Diaconeasa Z, Danciu C

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

06-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10892689
doi:	10.3390/ph17020212
PMID:	38399428

Ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal research into medicinal plants in the Mt Stara Planina region (south-eastern Serbia, Western Balkans)

Jarić S, Kostić O, Miletić Z, Marković M, Sekulić D, Mitrović M, Pavlović P

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

10-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10782642
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00647-2
PMID:	38200599

Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, Pakistan

Rehman S, Iqbal Z, Qureshi R, AlOmar TS, Almasoud N, Younas M, Rauf A, Irfan M

Int Dent J

11-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10988256
doi:	10.1016/j.identj.2023.10.001
PMID:	37953188

Plant Extracts as Skin Care and Therapeutic Agents

Michalak M

Int J Mol Sci

22-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10607442
doi:	10.3390/ijms242015444
PMID:	37895122

The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.)

Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ

PLoS One

04-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10602594
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:	37792900

Therapeutic Effects of Oral Application of Menthol and Extracts from Tormentil (Potentilla erecta), Raspberry Leaves (Rubus idaeus), and Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) during Acute Murine Campylobacteriosis

Bandick R, Busmann LV, Mousavi S, Shayya NW, Piwowarski JP, Granica S, Melzig MF, Bereswill S, Heimesaat MM

Pharmaceutics

01-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10610364
doi:	10.3390/pharmaceutics15102410
PMID:	37896170

Current state of research on the clinical benefits of herbal medicines for non-life-threatening ailments

Salm S, Rutz J, van den Akker M, Blaheta RA, Bachmeier BE

Front Pharmacol

28-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10569491
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1234701
PMID:	37841934

The Protective Effects of Moisturizer Containing Potentilla anserina Extract in the Topical Treatment of Skin Damage Caused by Masks

Choi H, Ha JH, Kang HC, Seo WS, Bin BH

Int J Mol Sci

19-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10531951
doi:	10.3390/ijms241814294
PMID:	37762597

Recent trends of machine learning applied to multi-source data of medicinal plants

Zhang Y, Wang Y

J Pharm Anal

25-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10785154
doi:	10.1016/j.jpha.2023.07.012
PMID:	38223450

Applying cosmetic oil with added aromatic compounds improves tactile sensitivity and skin properties

Samain-Aupic L, Gilbert L, André N, Ackerley R, Ribot-Ciscar E, Aimonetti JM

Sci Rep

29-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10310855
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-37361-0
PMID:	37386024

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,10S,11S,12aS,14bR)-10,11-dihydroxy-12a-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,9-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	3052779	Click to see	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-958018
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 1,10,11-trihydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	14019173	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-958018
Kajiichigoside F1	14019178	Click to see	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-958018
Rosamultin	21122581	Click to see	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-958018
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 1,10,11-trihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylate	58880815	Click to see	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-958018
Arjunetin	21152828	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1O)C)C(=O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)C	650.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-958018
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629945
Stigmast-5-en-3-ol	22012	Click to see	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629945
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives
3-{[3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy}-1,4,5-trihydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid	348159	Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O	354.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
Chlorogenic Acid	1794427	Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O	354.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-acrylic acid	92126	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)O)O	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)Prop-2-Enoic Acid	2518	Click to see	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
4-Coumaric acid	322	Click to see	164.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
Caffeic Acid	689043	Click to see	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
Isoferulic Acid	736186	Click to see	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
P-Coumaric Acid	637542	Click to see	164.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
Coumarin	323	Click to see	146.14	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598776
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 6,7-dihydroxycoumarins
Esculetin	5281416	Click to see	178.14	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00629945
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Scopoletin	5280460	Click to see	192.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598776
Umbelliferone	5281426	Click to see C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O	162.14	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598776
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol	1203	Click to see	290.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
Catechin	9064	Click to see	290.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598322 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Catechin gallates
(-)-Gallocatechin gallate	199472	Click to see	458.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
(+)-Catechin 3-Gallate	5276454	Click to see	442.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598322
Tea, ext.	1287	Click to see	458.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Epigallocatechins
Flavan-3,3',4',5,5',7-hexol	1249	Click to see	306.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
Gallocatechin	65084	Click to see	306.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(((2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-((((2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)methyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)-4H-chromen-4-one	5320020	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)OC)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	624.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598427
Narcissin	5481663	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)OC)O)O)O)O)O)O	624.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598427
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
Quercetin 3-galactoside 7-rhamnoside	14130922	Click to see	610.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598427
Quercetin 3-O-glucoside 7-O-rhamnoside	25080064	Click to see	610.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598427
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
(3,4,5,11,12,21,22,23-Octahydroxy-8,18-dioxo-9,14,17-trioxatetracyclo[17.4.0.02,7.010,15]tricosa-1(23),2,4,6,19,21-hexaen-13-yl) 5-[5-[(7,8,9,12,13,14,28,29,30,33,34,35-dodecahydroxy-4,17,25,38-tetraoxo-3,18,21,24,39-pentaoxaheptacyclo[20.17.0.02,19.05,10.011,16.026,31.032,37]nonatriaconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,26,28,30,32,34,36-dodecaen-20-yl)oxycarbonyl]-2,3-dihydroxyphenoxy]-2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoate	163075089	Click to see C1C2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3O)O)O)OC4=CC(=CC(=C4O)O)C(=O)OC5C6C(C7C(O5)COC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O7)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C2=C(C(=C(C=C2C(=O)O6)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C2=C(C(=C(C=C2C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O	1569.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-959510
(7,8,9,12,13,14,28,29,30,33,34,35-Dodecahydroxy-4,17,25,38-tetraoxo-3,18,21,24,39-pentaoxaheptacyclo[20.17.0.02,19.05,10.011,16.026,31.032,37]nonatriaconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,26,28,30,32,34,36-dodecaen-20-yl) 5-[5-[[3,4,5,14,20,21,22-heptahydroxy-13-(hydroxymethyl)-8,17-dioxo-9,12,16-trioxatetracyclo[16.4.0.02,7.010,15]docosa-1(22),2,4,6,18,20-hexaen-11-yl]oxycarbonyl]-2,3-dihydroxyphenoxy]-2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoate	162946567	Click to see	1569.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-959510
[(10S,11R,12R,13R,15R)-3,4,5,11,12,21,22,23-octahydroxy-8,18-dioxo-9,14,17-trioxatetracyclo[17.4.0.02,7.010,15]tricosa-1(23),2,4,6,19,21-hexaen-13-yl] 5-[5-[[(1R,2S,19R,20R,22R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,28,29,30,33,34,35-dodecahydroxy-4,17,25,38-tetraoxo-3,18,21,24,39-pentaoxaheptacyclo[20.17.0.02,19.05,10.011,16.026,31.032,37]nonatriaconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,26,28,30,32,34,36-dodecaen-20-yl]oxycarbonyl]-2,3-dihydroxyphenoxy]-2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoate	163191839	Click to see	1569.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-959510
[(1R,2S,19R,20R,22R)-7,8,9,12,13,14,28,29,30,33,34,35-dodecahydroxy-4,17,25,38-tetraoxo-3,18,21,24,39-pentaoxaheptacyclo[20.17.0.02,19.05,10.011,16.026,31.032,37]nonatriaconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,26,28,30,32,34,36-dodecaen-20-yl] 5-[5-[[(10R,11R,13R,14R,15S)-3,4,5,14,20,21,22-heptahydroxy-13-(hydroxymethyl)-8,17-dioxo-9,12,16-trioxatetracyclo[16.4.0.02,7.010,15]docosa-1(22),2,4,6,18,20-hexaen-11-yl]oxycarbonyl]-2,3-dihydroxyphenoxy]-2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoate	162946568	Click to see	1569.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-959510
Ellagic Acid	5281855	Click to see	302.19	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597729

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