Geranium thunbergii

Geranium thunbergii
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 - MHNT

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. 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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