Common Name: Cranesbill root
Comment: Potentilla and Geranium most used for antidiarrhoeal effects.
Purposes: (See also Disease: Signs & Symptoms)
| menorrhagia | Astringent. |
| wounds |
Used In: (See Formulas)
Cold Sore Tonic
Epistaxis Decoction #1DC170
F R Powder #1DC171
Gastric Decoction #1DC153
Incontinence Tonic #1DC162
Leucorrhea Tonic #1DC169
Menorrhagia_Tonic
Prolapsus Uteri Tonic
Properties:
Astringent
Hypoglycaemic
Tonic
Contraindication(s):
Constituents:
| Tannin | s. 15 - 25%, mostly gallitannins. Highest levels just before flowering. |
Materia Medica: (See Materia Medica.)
| Astringents | DIGESTIVE SYSTEM |