Steinmetz:Geranium

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Geranium maculatum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Geraniaceae
English Names
  • Spotted Crane's bill
  • American Cranesbill
  • Alumroot
Natural Habitat
  • U. S. A.
  • cultivated in Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Geranii maculati
  • Folia Geranii maculati
Constituent(s)
  • tannic acid
  • gallic acid
  • gum
  • pectin
  • starch
  • sugar
  • colouring matter
Action
  • astringent
  • styptic
  • tonic
  • used especially in intestinal and vesical haemorrhage (mainly the rootstock)
  • P. S. Geranium dissectum (European Crane's bill) has similar properties



Geranium robertianum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Geraniaceae
English Names
  • Crane's bill
  • Robert herb
  • Herb Robin
Natural Habitat
  • Central Europe (including Great Britain)
  • especially Hungary
  • North America
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Geranii robertiani = Herba Ruperti
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
  • resins
  • tannin
  • sugar
  • geraniin (bitter principle)
  • acids
  • starch
Action
  • haemostatic
  • astringent
  • tonic
  • diuretic
  • anti-diabetic
  • vulnerary
  • The rootstock
  • which contains a large percentage of tannin
  • is employed as an astringent gargle in sore throat



Geranium sanguineum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Geraniaceae
English Names
  • Blood-Burnet
  • Bloody Crane's Bill
  • Blood-Dock
  • Blood-Geranium
Natural Habitat
  • Central Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Sanguinariae
Constituent(s)
  • tannin
Action
  • astringent
  • styptic
  • haemostatic
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