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| Departments » Herbal Medicine » Materia Medica » Geranium maculatum |
Note - the monographs are provided for informational purposes only, and are not to be used for self-medication.
Geranium maculatum (Cranesbill)
| Botanic Name | Geranium maculatum |
| Common Name | American Cranesbill, Alum Root, Spotted Cranesbill, Wild Cranesbill, Storksbill, Alum Bloom, Wild Geranium, Chocolate Flower, Crowfoot, Doves-foot, Old Maids Nightcap, Shameface |
| Family | Geraniaceae |
| Parts Used | Dried rhizome, Leaves |
| Habitat | Flourishes in low grounds and woods across America 1 |
| Constituents | Gallitannins 3 |
| Actions | Astringent 3
Haemostatic 2 Vulnerary 2 Antiinflammatory 2 |
| Applications | To control
the symptoms of diarrhoea and to reduce intestinal inflammations, as
in peptic ulceration, enteritis, and bowel disease 3
as a mouthwash and a gargle for the mouth gums and throat 3 a douche for vaginal infections (Leukorrhoea) 3 Menorrhagia 2 Metrorrhagia 2 Blood in stools 2 Haemorrhoids 5 Galactorrhea 5 Dysentery 5 Irritable Bowel Syndrome 5 Prolapsed bowel 5 |
| Body Systems | Digestive, Reproductive |
| Energetics | Causes
astriction, drys mucous damp, arrests discharge and stops bleeding
– astringent. 4
Astringent, bitter, neutral7 |
| Dosage | Dried
Rhizome 1 – 2 gms tds
Fluid Extract 1:1 45% 1 – 2 mls tds 5 Tincture (S) 2 – 4 mls tds 5 |
| Combinations | Peptic Ulcers – Filipendula ulmaria, Symphytum officinalis, Althaea officinalis, Agrimonia eupatoria 2 |
| C/I Cautions | Internal use in constipation |
| BHP | Duodenal or peptic ulcers, diarrhoea especially in the young or old |