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Geranium maculatum (Spotted Geranium, Cranesbill)

botanicals

definition

botanical name(s): Geranium maculatum

synonyms: spotted geranium, cranesbill, crowsfoot, wild geranium, alumroot

part(s) used: rhizome, root

qualities: sweet, cool, dry

affinities:

actions: astringent, styptic, anti-inflammatory (Hoffman), vulnerary

dosage:

» decoction: 1 oz. root to 1 pint water; drink 1 cup three times daily

» tincture: 2 - 5 ml.

» powder: 400 - 1600 mg

therapy: diarrhea, hemorrhoids, gastrointestinal ulcer; menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea

AHPA Botanical Safety Rating: 1

toxicity: 0

» patients should avoid chronic use due to high levels of tannic acids (Duke, p. 209)

» although the entire plant bears tannic acids, no poisoning cases have been reported for this genus

constituents: 12 to 25% tannins (the level being highest just before flowering), gallic acid

footnotes

Duke, J.A. 1985. C.R.C. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Boca Raton, FL: The C.R.C. Press.

Hoffman, D. 1994. The Information Sourcebook of Herbal Medicine. The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA.

re flowering), gallic acid

footnotes

Duke, J.A. 1985. C.R.C. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Boca Raton, FL: The C.R.C. Press.

Hoffman, D. 1994. The Information Sourcebook of Herbal Medicine. The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA.

The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA.