Geranium thunbergii

Geranium thunbergii
Geranium thunbergii in Mudeungsan mountain, Korea
Scientific 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

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. It is called ゲンノショウコ.

Geraniin is an ellagitannin found in G. thunbergii.

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