POTENTILLA TORMENTILLA
\pətɪntˈɪlə tɔːmˈɛntˈɪlə], \pətɪntˈɪlə tɔːmˈɛntˈɪlə], \p_ə_t_ɪ_n_t_ˈɪ_l_ə t_ɔː_m_ˈɛ_n_t_ˈɪ_l_ə]\
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Tormentil; an astringent species formerly in the secondary list of the U. S. Ph. It is made by many botanists a distinct genus, Tormentilla. The root is powerfully astringent, and was formerly much used in diarrhea, passive hemorrhage, etc. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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