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AMERICAN CRANESBILL, Geranium maculatum |
| Parts used: Root and herb |
| Constituents: Tannins 30% |
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| Actions |
Indications |
Astringent
Anti-hemorrhagic
Vulnerary
Uterine tonic |
Diarrhoea, peptic ulcers, dysentery, haemorrhoids, mucous colitis
Haemorrhoids, bleeding, burns
Menorrhagia
Externally as a douche for leucorrhoea, burns and haemorrhoids |
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| Herbal extract,
20-40mL per week |
| Energetics: Drying, sweet, astringent |
| Contraindications: Liver damage, hepatitis, jaundice |
| Short-term use only – contains hydrolyzed
tannins that cause liver damage with long term use |
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