Geranium thunbergii

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Geranium thunbergii
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Geranium thunbergii in Mudeungsan mountain, Korea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. thunbergii
Binomial name
Geranium thunbergii
Siebold ex Lindl. & Paxt., 1851
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Geranium thunbergii - MHNT

Geranium thunbergii (Thunberg's geranium) is a cranesbill species that is commonly known as Japanese geranium or Japanese cranesbill. It is one of the most popular folk medicines and also an official antidiarrheic drug in Japan.[1] It is called ゲンノショウコ.

Geraniin is an ellagitannin found in G. thunbergii.[1]

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