Geranium pratense. N.O. Geraniaceae.
Synonym: Meadow Cranesbill.
Habitat: Moist pasture land.
Features ? Stem up to three feet high, swollen at the joints, freely branched. Dark green leaves, almost circular in form, with five to seven much-divided leaflets, coarsely notched at edges. Seed-pod is distinctive— long, sharp-pointed, pendulous—and might be said by the imaginative to resemble a "crane's bill."Part used ? Herb.
Action: Astringent, tonic, diuretic.
Arrests internal and external bleeding, and exerts tonic and astringent effect on the kidneys. Decoction of equal quantities of Cranesbill and Bistort makes a good twice-daily injection against leucorrhea. An infusion of 1 ounce Cranesbill herb to 1 pint of water may be given frequently in wineglass doses. Proportionate doses give good results in infantile diarrhoea.Geranium maculatum, or American Cranesbill, possesses similar properties to the above. The root of the former is used to some extent medicinally.
Cranesbill has been used for centuries to treat gastrointestinal problems by people who seek natural remedies, as tea or other easy-to-use supplements.
What is Cranesbill Tea
Cranesbill is the common name of the Geranium Maculatum or Wild Geranium plant, a perennial herb commonly found in the temperate regions of the world, in mountains and in tropical countries. The cranesbill got its name from its fruit which has a resemblance to the bills of the crane. It possesses hairy stems and has pink to purple flowers that bloom between the months of April and June.
Cranesbill tea is known to be a good remedy for diarrhea, bladder inflammation and Crohn’s disease.
Like many herbs, the healing power of cranesbill tea is derived from the roots. The most important amoung its active constituents are: tannins, resins, starch, calcium oxalate, gallic acid and potassium.
Drink Cranesbill Tea
For a tasty cranesbill tea, use the plant’s roots or rhizomes and place about 2 teaspoons of the cranesbill in a cup of water, then bring it to a boil. Let the mix simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes. Consume the tea up to three times a day until the ailment goes away.
Cranesbill Tea Benefits
Cranesbill tea has many health benefits, like the following :
Cranesbill tea may help alleviate irritable bowel syndrome and hemorrhoids or bladder related issues.
It may also treat heavy menstrual bleeding and relive discomfort from cyclic breast pains.
Less common uses of the herb are for the treatment of eye conditions, such as conjunctivitis and moderate retina irritations.
Cranesbill tea may help in the treatment of diarrhea or Crohn’s disease.
Cranesbill tea may fight sore throat and gingivitis.
Cranesbill tea may be useful in treating ulcers and healing wounds.
Cranesbill Tea Side Effects
Cranesbill tea should not be taken for more than two to three consecutive weeks. Due to the high content of tannin, some people may develop an upset stomach after using cranesbill tea.
Basically cranesbill tea is safe to use in your everyday life and in order to enjoy its benefits, it is a good idea to keep moderation.... cranesbill tea
Storksbill. Wild Geranium. Geranium maculatum L. Herb. Dried Root. Constituents: Tannic and gallic acid.
Action: Haemostatic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, vulnerary, styptic tonic, antiseptic. A vaso- compressor to increase the vital potency of living matter of the ganglionic neurones. Anti-diarrhoea. For over-relaxed conditions.
Uses: Urinary system: frequency, incontinence in the young and aged, bed-wetting, blood in the urine. An ingredient of Captain Frank Roberts’ prescription for ulceration of stomach, duodenum and intestines. Ulceration of mouth and throat (tea used as a mouth wash and gargle). Irritable bowel. Summer diarrhoea of children.
Combines with Beth root (equal parts) as a vaginal douche for leucorrhoea or flooding of the menopause; with tincture Myrrh for cholera and infective enteritis.
Dr Wm Winder reported in the 1840s how the Indians of Great Manitoulin Island held it in high favour as a healing styptic antiseptic, “the powdered root being placed on the mouth of the bleeding vessel . . . Internally, they considered it efficacious for bleeding from the lungs”. (Virgil J. Vogel, University of Oklahoma Press, USA)
Preparations: Thrice daily.
Tea. Half-2 teaspoons dried herb to each cup boiling water; infuse 15 minutes. Half-1 cup.
Decoction. Half-1 teaspoon dried root to each cup water simmered gently 20 minutes. Half a cup.
Tablets BHP 270mg. (Gerard House)
Liquid extract: 15-30 drops.
Tincture BHP (1983). 1 part root to 5 parts 45 per cent alcohol. Dose: 2-4ml (30-60 drops).
Powdered root, as a snuff for excessive catarrh and to arrest bleeding from the nose.
Vaginal douche. 1oz root to 2 pints water simmered 20 minutes. Strain and inject. ... cranesbill, american
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