Cinquefoil

Eastern Deciduous Forests and Tall Grass Prairies

Genus and Species: Potentilla simplex

Habitat; Upland prairies, sand prairies, dry upland forests, glades, savannas, tops of bluffs, banks of streams and rivers, and margins of sinkhole ponds.

Seasons: Spring to late Summer

Active Chemical Ingredient: Tannin

Chemical structure:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannin

Uses of specimen:
skin problems, quinsy, epilepsy, toothache, bleeding gums, mouthwash, fever (tea of roots)

Resources: Common Cinquefoil (Five-Finger). (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2015.

Cinquefoil - Medicinal Herb Info. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2015.

Grieve, M. (n.d.). Tormentil. Retrieved September 10, 2015.