American Cranesbill is a perennial with a height of 60 cm (2 feet). The plant has fruit-shaped beaks, pink-purple blooms, and highly lobed leaves.
History & Folklore
Native Americans utilized American cranesbill to treat oral thrush, sore throats, mouth ulcers, and infected gums. Later, European settlers used the herb for cholera, venereal diseases, internal bleeding, and diarrhea.
Habitat & Cultivation
The root is dug out in the early spring, and the aerial sections are collected in the summer. The plant is indigenous to eastern and central North American forests.
Uses
Mouthwash the herb can be used to gargle to and mouth and throat inflammation.
Diarrhea can be useful when taken internally.
Irritable bowel syndrome this astringent herb in combination with several other herbs may help sooth the digestive tract.
Parts used
Root used in herbal medicine
Aerial parts should be collected in the summer
Key Actions
Astringent
Clotting agent
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Hemorrhoids
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Constituents
Tannins
References
- Chevallier, Andrew, FNIMH; Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine - 550 Herbs and Remedies for Common Ailments; 3. Edition 2016; ISBN: 978-0-2412-2944-6; Page 216.
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