Geranium thunbergii
Geranium thunbergii | |
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Geranium thunbergii in Mudeungsan mountain, Korea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Geranium |
Species: | G. thunbergii |
Binomial name | |
Geranium thunbergii Siebold ex Lindl. & Paxt., 1851 | |
Geranium thunbergii (Thunberg's geranium) is a cranesbill species. It is one of the most popular folk medicines and also an official antidiarrheic drug in Japan.[1]
Geraniin is an ellagitannin found in G. thunbergii.[1]
References
- 1 2 Structure of the Tannin Geraniin Based on Conventional X-ray Data at 295 K and on Synchrotron Data at 293 and 120 K. P. Luger, M. Weber, S. Kashino, Y. Amakura, T. Yoshida, T. Okuda, G. Beurskens and Z. Dauter, Acta Crystallogr., 1998, B54, pages 687-694, doi:10.1107/S0108768198000081
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