Archive for July 11th, 2008

Cranesbill

Cranesbill

Latin Name: geranium maculatum
Alternative Name: dovefoot, shameface, wild geranium, alumroot
Forms Available: root
Cranesbill - geranium maculatum - An astringent plant, used to treat diarrhea, dysentery and internal bleeding. Can be applied in a poultice to wounds and swellings as both an astringent and an antisceptic. A diuretic.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Internally used to treat diarrhoea, dysentery [...]