IO6 FIVE-LEAF-GRASS FIVE-LEAF-GRASS, AMERICAN. 



oil 

 in 



l is given internally in doses of 5-10 drops on sugar, 

 n capsules or in emulsion. It forms a warming and 

 pain-relieving, external application in rheumatic, sciatic, 

 and gouty affections. 



Distinctive character Herb 1-5 feet high. Stem 

 fleshy, fluted, roughish. Leaves very variable in size 

 and division, alternate, lanceolate-ovate to linear, with 

 a short stalk divided in an irregularly and sharply- 

 toothed manner or even bipinnatifid, the upper sessile 

 and clasping. Flowerheads narrow, cylindrical, the 

 outer scales short, spreading, the inner long and linear. 

 The florets are very slender, the fruits oblong slender, 

 crowned with silky pappus. The volatile oil has a sp. gr. 

 of 0-838-0-855 and a rotation of - i to +2 



FIVE-LEAF-GRASS. Potentllla reptans, Linn. 



o /-> r -i T?- c N.O. Rosacea. 



Syn. Cmquefoil, Fivefinger. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Astringent, febrifuge. The infusion of 

 i ounce of herb in a pint of boiling water is used in 

 wineglassful doses for diarrhoea, looseness of bowels, &c. 

 Externally, as an astringent lotion. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, $-2 drachms. 



Distinctive character Stem slender, creeping, with 

 internodes 2-4 inches long or more, leafstalks 1-2 inches 

 long, with five leaflets, the central one free, the two 

 lateral joined near the base, obovate-obtuse, bluntly 

 serrate, about 2 inches across and i inch long, with 

 scattered hairs on the veins and margins, veins promi- 

 nent below. Taste, astringent. Odour, none. 



FIVE-LEAF-GRASS, AMERICAN. 



Potentilla Canadensis, N.O. Rosacea. 

 Uses and properties similar to preceding one. 



Distinctive character Leaves with a whitish silky 

 appearance, palmately cut, with obovate lobes wedge- 



