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.