Geranium niveum
Species of flowering plant
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Geranium niveum is a plant species in the genus Geranium.
| Geranium niveum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. niveum |
| Binomial name | |
| Geranium niveum S. Watson 1886 | |
It is a medicinal herb widely used by the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico.[1]
Geranin A (epi-afzelechin-(4β→8, 2β→O→7)-afzelechin), geranin B (epi-catechin-(4β→8, 2β→O→7)-afzelechin), mahuannin B, reynoutrin, hyperin, methyl gallate and 3-beta-caffeoyl-12-oleanen-28-oic acid can be found in G. niveum.[2]
