Latin name:
Potentilla arguta
Pursh Syn.: Drymocallis arguta (Pursh) Rydb.
Botanical family:
Rosaceae
Growth habit:
Herb
Vernacular name(s):
tall cinquefoil (Eng.)
potentille âcre (Fr.)
gi'tciöde'iminidji'bik (Ojibwa)
Uses:
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Roots :
Decoction used for dysentery. Powdered and pricked into the temples or placed in the nostrils to relieve convulsions. Dried, moistened, pulverized and applied to cuts [Ojibwa 47].