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 - 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]

References

1 2 Luger, P.; Weber, M.; Kashino, S.; Amakura, Y.; Yoshida, T.; Okuda, T.; Beurskens, G.; Dauter, Z. (1998). "Structure of the Tannin Geraniin Based on Conventional X-ray Data at 295 K and on Synchrotron Data at 293 and 120 K". Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 54 (5): 687–694. doi:10.1107/S0108768198000081.

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[Luger-1] 1 2 Luger, P.; Weber, M.; Kashino, S.; Amakura, Y.; Yoshida, T.; Okuda, T.; Beurskens, G.; Dauter, Z. (1998). "Structure of the Tannin Geraniin Based on Conventional X-ray Data at 295 K and on Synchrotron Data at 293 and 120 K". Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 54 (5): 687–694. doi:10.1107/S0108768198000081.

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