ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TORMENTIL
From Old French tormentille, from Medieval Latin tormentilla, from Latin tormentum agony; referring to its use in relieving pain.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TORMENTIL»
Discover the use of
tormentil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tormentil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
HISTORY In ancient Athens Hippocrates used tormentil to treat malaria victims. (
In spite of Greece's postcard-brilliant blue skies and rocky coasts, the country has
some swampy land and, before the anti- malaria campaign of this century, ...
Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, 1998
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Traveling Cultures and Plants: The Ethnobiology and ...
and early 1970s, for instance, some children used homemade skin shoes, made
of lambskin, and tanned with tormentil, Potentilla erecta (L.) Räusch., rhizomes (
Olsen and Svanberg 1999: 5). These kinds of shoes were known as early as the
...
Andrea Pieroni, Ina Vandebroek, 2009
Tormentil/a vugaris, Pentaphyllum commune; Tormentil/a minor, Our Common
Tormentil or Setfoil. 2. Tormentil/a major, Pentaphyl/um majw, Tormentil/a vulgar-i
: major, Tormentil/a Alpina Gtmerartj, The greater Tormentil or Settoil.
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Weiss's Herbal Medicine
One thing has always been obvious: if tormentil did not work, other tannic acid
preparations were equally ineffective, tormentil being in no way inferior to any of
the others. Tormentil Preparations Tormentil is available as follows: tormentil ...
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Botanicals: A Phytocosmetic Desk Reference
CH3 CH3 CH3 Lycopene TORMENTIL Potentilla tormentilla Stokes Potent ilia
erecta (L.) Raeusch *INCI Name Part Used: CAS#: 90083-09-3/ 85085-66-1
Rhizome Tormentil Roots Family: Rosaceae (Potentilla erecta) Extract Synonyms
: ...
Frank S. D'Amelio, Sr., 1998
Tormentil. The root of Polentilla tormenlilla, a small, perennial plant, with a large,
woody, dark-browr. root, a native of many parts of Europe, growing in barren
spots. Sex. Syst. Icosand. polygyn. Nat. Sysl. Ro- SHCt'lK. Sibthorp, Fl. Ox. 1G2.
Robert Eglesfeld Griffith, 1866
Tormentil lunged his sword; it found its mark and, like a stone, Blathnag
plummeted to the ground. He flew down after him and hacked his way through
the twisted prickly branches of the bramble bush that Blathnag had fallen into, but
once ...
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The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World ...
Potentilla erecta, P. tormentilla. Tormentil, Septfoil, Cinquefoil. Tormentil is
perhaps the most "fierce" looking of the potentillas. The leaves are deeply
serrated so that they look like a tortured hand — though in this potentilla there are
usually five ...
Hare k1b; with Lapwing p1; k2b; p 10[11,12,13]; k2b; p1; with Tormentil k1b; with
Lapwing p1; k2b; p 10[11,12,13]; k2b; p1; with Mountain Hare k1b; with Lapwing
p1; k2b; p 10[11,12,13]; k2b; p1; with Red Deer k1b; with Lapwing p1; k2b; ...
Alice Starmore, Jade Starmore, 2013
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A Russian Herbal: Traditional Remedies for Health and Healing
TORMENTIL Botanical name: Tormentilla erecta or Potentilla tormentilla. Family:
Rosaceae. Also known as: Shepherd's knot. Tormentil has been a very popular
herbal remedy in Russia for centuries. During the Middle Ages, the herb was ...
Igor Vilevich Zevin, 1997
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TORMENTIL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
tormentil is used in the context of the following news items.
Killeshandra's wild flower initiative is blooming
Heather and Barbara's vision is to let the grass grow, and therefore the different varieties of orchids, self heal and tormentil to bloom. Results from their scheme ... «Anglo Celt, Jul 15»
Keep an eye out for butterflies fluttering by as count continues
Along the Carey Burn on June 15, typical moorland plants such as tormentil, heath bedstraw, bell heather, thyme, heath speedwell and rock-rose were observed ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
Granite tors wear summer dress of sedges, sphagnum and cotton …
... open grazing where drifts of flowering grasses, sedges and rushes mix with granite outcrops, remains of ancient settlements, and turf sprinkled with tormentil. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Darina Allen: Fish in Beer Batter with Chips and Tartare Sauce
Lamb graze on deer grass, wild sorrel, tormentil and on other wild herbs on the commonage. Next destination was Nude Food in Dungarvan. Here we were met ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
Twisted oaks and tales on the trail of Devon's pygmy forest
In places where grazing animals cannot reach, plants such as heath bedstraw (Galium saxatile), tormentil (Potentilla erecta) and wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
'Reggewinde' nieuwe naam van fusieschool De Drie Linden …
... volgend schooljaar de nieuwe naam van de openbare basisschool, die is ontstaan uit de fusie van De Drie Linden (Hellendoorn) en De Tormentil (Nijverdal). «Tubantia, Jun 15»
DPD vertrekt nog niet uit de regio
OIRSCHOT/EINDHOVEN - Pakketbedrijf DPD vertrekt vooralsnog niet uit de regio. Het bedrijf, nu gevestigd aan de Tormentil in Best, wil het proces afwachten ... «Eindhovens Dagblad, Apr 15»
Kinderen actief voor armen Hellendoorn
NIJVERDAL - Leerlingen van de gefuseerde basisscholen De Drie Linden in Hellendoorn en de Tormentil in Nijverdal hebben dinsdag een grote hoeveelheid ... «Tubantia, Nov 14»
Werknemer gewond na steekpartij bij koeriersbedrijf in Best …
BEST - Bij een steekincident bij een koeriersbedrijf aan de Tormentil in Best is maandagavond rond 23.25 uur een werknemer gewond geraakt aan zijn gezicht. «Eindhovens Dagblad, Oct 14»
Where have all the flowers gone? A new report makes for troubling …
Similarly, I seem to see a lot less than I used to of tormentil, another common species, which I have long loved for its lemon-yellow Maltese cross of a flower, ... «The Independent, Oct 14»
