| Geranium thunbergii | |
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| Geranium thunbergii in Mudeungsan mountain, Korea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. thunbergii |
| Binomial name | |
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Geranium thunbergii Siebold ex Lindl. & Paxt., 1851 |
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Geranium thunbergii (Thunberg's geranium) is a cranesbill species. It is one of the most popular folk medicines and also an official antidiarrheic drug in Japan.
Geraniin is an ellagitannin found in G. thunbergii.