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Medicinal
Historical.
Geranium maculatum – Alum root
Daniel Austin (2004) collected oral testimonies on the medicinal plants used by Native Americans. He reports that it was used by the Cherokee, Choctaw, Iroquois, Menomini, Meskawi and Ojibwa to stop bleeding, diarrhoea and dysentery and to help cure sores. The roots are high (20%) in tannin.
Austin, Daniel, F. (2004) Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press.
Nomenclature
other common; ALUM ROOT;AMERICAN KINO ROOT;CHOCOLATE FLOWER;NORTH AMERICAN CROWFOOT;NORTH AMERICAN WILD CRANESBILL;ROCK WEED;SAILOR'S KNOT;SHAME-FACE
Geographical distribution
- Northern America, Northeastern U.S.A.
Geranium maculatum 'Espresso'
Family: GERANIACEAEGenus: Geranium
Species: maculatum
Cultivar: 'Espresso'
Common names: Alum Bloom 'Espresso'
Distribution summary: Garden origin
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Not currently grown
Flowering months: June, July
Reason for growing: Medicinal
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