Cranesbill

Action and Therapy. Geranium is one of the simple and much neglected of the early Eclectic medicines. It is an ideal astringent and for conditions requiring such an action it is preferable to many other constringing drugs.

Therapy. In sub-acute diarrhoea, geranium exercises an immediate influence, a single full dose producing a marked impression and improving the tone of the entire gastro-intestinal tract from the first. In chronic diarrhea , no matter how stubborn, it may be given with confidence if the specific conditions are present.

Properties and Uses. This root is a superior astringent with tonic properties; rather positive, yet not powerful; operating slowly and persistently, somewhat soothing in its impression, and usually quite acceptable to the stomach.

Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage. This forms an efficient astringent wash in aphthous and other diseases of the mouth and throat, when unaccompanied with inflammation; and is also useful as an injection in leucorrhoea, prolapsus ani, and prolapsus uteri. Without the alum, this infusion may be administered internally in doses of from 1 fluid drachm to ½ fluid ounce, repeated 3 or 4 times a day, and will prove efficient in chronic diarrhoea and dysentery, in passive hemorrhages, in hemorrhoids, and in debilitated conditions of the venous system (J. King).