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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.

Geraniin is an ellagitannin found in G. thunbergii.



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