Aphanes arvensis. Alchemilla arvensis  Parsley piert, Field Lady' s Mantle, Parsley Piercestone Family: Rosaceae    
PART USED: Aerial parts. Gathered during the flowering period.
TASTE: Astringent  ODORLESS
ACTIONS
GROUP: The Urinary System -Antilithics
1. Diuretic.[1,2,3] Dissolves urinary deposits.[1]
2. Demulcent.[1,2,3]
INDICATIONS
1. Kidney and Bladder complaints are the main use.[3] Kidney stones. Bladder stones. Edema of renal and hepatic origin.[1] Painful urination bladder spasm. Dysuria.[1] Strangury (Irritated bladder leading to sever pain and a strong desire to urinate.Strangury Renal calculus. Kidney and bladder calculi.[1]
2. Liver disorders generally.
SPECIFIC INDICATIONS: Renal calculus.[1]
COMBINATIONS
PREPARATIONS:  3X /day Often taken as infusion.[3]
Dried herb  2-4 g,[1,2,3] or by infusion.[1]  1:20.
Fluid extract 1:1 in 25% alcohol  2-4 ml.[1,3]
Tincture 1:5 in 45% alcohol  2-10 ml.[1]

ORIGIN: Native to Europe, including Britain.
DESCRIPTION: A prostrate, hairy annual, growing up to 20 cm tall, with radiating branches. Leaves; 3-lobed, fan shaped, serrate. Flowers; small green with no petals, found in axillary clusters, surrounded by toothed, leaf-like stipules.
References
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Constituents
An astringent principle.[1] Tannins.[2]
References
[1] British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983 Published by the British Herbal Medicine Association ISBN 0 903032 07 4.
[2] Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations  R.C. Wren Revised by Elizabeth M. Williamson and Fred J Evans. First published in Great Britain in 1988 and reprinted in 1989 and 1994 by the C. W. Daniel Company Limited. 1 Church Path, Saffron Walden Essex. Published 1988 Printed and bound by Biddles, Guildford ISBN 085207 1973.