Geranium_thunbergii

<i>Geranium thunbergii</i>

Geranium thunbergii

Species of flowering plant

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.

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Geraniin is an ellagitannin found in G. thunbergii.[1]

References

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    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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