Geranium niveum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Geranium |
Species: | G. niveum |
Binomial name | |
Geranium niveum S. Watson 1886 |
Geranium niveum is a plant species in the genus Geranium.
It is a medicinal herb widely used by the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico.
Geranin A (epi-afzelechin-(4β→8, 2β→O→7)-afzelechin), geranin B (epi-catechin-(4β→8, 2β→O→7)-afzelechin), mahuannin B, reynoutrin, hyperin, methyl gallate and 3-beta-caffeoyl-12-oleanen-28-oic acid can be found in G. niveum.