Geranium thunbergii Siebold & Zucc. ex Lindl. & Paxton is a plant in the Geraniaceae family, order Geraniales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Geranium thunbergii Siebold & Zucc. ex Lindl. & Paxton
Geranium thunbergii is a cranesbill species used as an official antidiarrheic folk medicine in Japan, where it contains the ellagitannin geraniin.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Geranium thunbergii Siebold & Zucc. ex Lindl. & Paxton, commonly called Thunberg's geranium, Japanese geranium, or Japanese cranesbill, is a species of cranesbill. In Japan, it is counted among the most popular folk medicines, and is also recognized as an official antidiarrheic drug. This species is known as ゲンノショウコ in Japanese. The ellagitannin geraniin can be found in Geranium thunbergii.
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