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Potentilla fragarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Potentilla
Species:	P. fragarioides
Binomial name
Potentilla fragarioides L.

Potentilla fragarioides is a member of the family Rosaceae that is native to China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia.

Ethnomedical uses

The stem is boiled for use as a hemostatic in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

D-Catechin has been isolated as the agent of action, being used to stem vaginal bleeding.

References

1. 81. Potentilla fragarioides Linnaeus, Flora of China
2. "Potentilla fragarioides PFAF Plant Database".

• Media related to Potentilla fragarioides at Wikimedia Commons

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