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Botanical Name(s): Geranium maculatum
Popular Name(s): Alumroot, Storksbill, Wild Geranium
Parts Used: The rhizome
Habitat: American Cranesbill is native to Eastern North America
Description: American Cranesbill is a hairy plant that can reach a height up to 2 feet. Its leaves are 3 to 6 inches in width and are palmately divided into three or five divisions. The plant bears rose-purple, pale or violet-purple flower that appears in April to June and are 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide. Its fruit capsule consists of five cells each containing one seed.
Uses: American Cranesbill has astringent, anti--haemorrhagicm and anti-inflammatory properties. It is used in diarrhoea, dysentery and hemorrhoids. The herb is used to treat menorrhagia and metrorrhagia.