White bloodroot

There are many medicinal plants that can be grown in the garden. These include white cinquefoil, whose valuable properties have long been known to medicine. Plants that are at least 2-3 years old can have a healing effect, so before digging up the roots, you should carefully follow the rules for planting and caring for the plant given in this section.

Despite the wide spectrum of action, white cinquefoil has minor contraindications, among which we can only highlight the property of lowering blood pressure. For plant propagation, the part obtained by dividing the rhizome is most often used. Potentilla blooms in April-May, and the flowers are very similar in appearance to strawberries.

In medicine, white cinquefoil is widely used. Despite the ease of cultivation, it is used to treat cardiovascular diseases, gout, rheumatism, problems with the central nervous system, etc. Infusions from the leaves or roots of cinquefoil are used as medicine.