Category:Tormentil

Tor"men*til, n. Etym: [f. tormentille; cf. Pr., It., & nl. Tormentilla, sp. tormentila; all fr. L. tormentum pain. So called Because it is said to allay pain. See torment.] (bot.)

Defn: a rosaceous herb (potentilla tormentilla), the root of which is Used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or Tormina, in diarrhea.