tormentil

tor·men·til

T0277600 (tôr′mən-tĭl′)n. A perennial Eurasian plant (Potentilla erecta) in the rose family, having yellow flowers and astringent roots.

[Middle English tormentille, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, feminine diminutive of Latin tormentum, torment (from its use as an analgesic); see torment.]

tormentil

(ˈtɔːməntɪl) n (Plants) a rosaceous downy perennial plant, Potentilla erecta, of Europe and W Asia, having serrated leaves, four-petalled yellow flowers, and an astringent root used in medicine, tanning, and dyeing. Also called: bloodroot [C15: from Old French tormentille, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, from Latin tormentum agony; referring to its use in relieving pain; see torment]

tor•men•til

(ˈtɔr mɛn tɪl)

n. a low European plant, Potentilla tormentilla, of the rose family, having an astringent root used in tanning and dyeing. [1350–1400; Middle English tormentille < Medieval Latin tormentilla < Latin torment(um) torment]

tormentil

a rosaceous downy perennial plant, Potentilla erecta, of Europe and W Asia, having serrated leaves, four-petalled yellow flowers, and an astringent root used in medicine, tanning, and dyeing

Tormentil

(Potentilla erecta\\ a perennial plant of the family Rosaceae. It grows in damp fields and brushwood in the European USSR, the Caucasus, and Western Siberia. Its rhizome is rich in tannins. The tormentil is used medically as an astringent and bactericidal agent. As a medicine, it is administered externally and internally in the form of a decoction. The tormentil yields a dye.

REFERENCE

Atlas lekarstvenykh rastenii SSSR. Moscow, 1962.

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释义	tormentil tor·men·til T0277600 (tôr′mən-tĭl′)n. A perennial Eurasian plant (Potentilla erecta) in the rose family, having yellow flowers and astringent roots. [Middle English tormentille, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, feminine diminutive of Latin tormentum, torment (from its use as an analgesic); see torment.] tormentil (ˈtɔːməntɪl) n (Plants) a rosaceous downy perennial plant, Potentilla erecta, of Europe and W Asia, having serrated leaves, four-petalled yellow flowers, and an astringent root used in medicine, tanning, and dyeing. Also called: bloodroot [C15: from Old French tormentille, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, from Latin tormentum agony; referring to its use in relieving pain; see torment] tor•men•til (ˈtɔr mɛn tɪl) n. a low European plant, Potentilla tormentilla, of the rose family, having an astringent root used in tanning and dyeing. [1350–1400; Middle English tormentille < Medieval Latin tormentilla < Latin torment(um) torment] tormentil tormentil a rosaceous downy perennial plant, Potentilla erecta, of Europe and W Asia, having serrated leaves, four-petalled yellow flowers, and an astringent root used in medicine, tanning, and dyeing Tormentil (Potentilla erecta\\ a perennial plant of the family Rosaceae. It grows in damp fields and brushwood in the European USSR, the Caucasus, and Western Siberia. Its rhizome is rich in tannins. The tormentil is used medically as an astringent and bactericidal agent. As a medicine, it is administered externally and internally in the form of a decoction. The tormentil yields a dye. REFERENCE Atlas lekarstvenykh rastenii SSSR. Moscow, 1962. tormentil cinquefoil Herbal medicine (1) Potentilla erecta; erect cinquefoil, see there. (2) Potentilla reptans, a perennial herb; it is antidiarrhoeal, antipyretic, astringent and tonic, and has been used to treat nasal and oral bleeding, sore throat and toothaches. ThesaurusSeecinquefoil
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