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Geranium molle

Botanical Name: Geranium molle
Family: Geraniaceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Geraniales
Genus: Geranium
Species: G. molle

Synonyms:
*Geranium luganense Chenevard
*Geranium abortivum De Not. ex Ces.
*Geranium brutium [b] micranthum N.Terracc.
*Geranium brutium Gasp.
*Geranium calabrum Ten.
*Geranium leiocaulon Ledeb.

Common Names: Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill or Dovesfoot Geranium

Habitat: Geranium molle is native to Britain, Europe to the Himalayas. It grows on the dry grassland, dunes, waste places and cultivated ground.

Description:
Geranium molle is a small annual plant reaching on average 5–30 centimetres (2.0–11.8 in) in height. It is a very branched plant, quite hairy, with several ascending stems. The leaves are palmate, cut 5 to 9 times. The basal leaves are arranged in a rosette, the upper ones are sessile, rounded and hairy, with a long petiole of about 5–12 millimetres (0.20–0.47 in). The flowers are pinkish-purple, 8–12 mm in diameter, with very jagged petals. It blooms from April to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite and mainly pollinated by Hymenoptera. Fruits are glabrous, usually with 6-9 transverse ridges.

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Cultivation: Succeeds in any moderately fertile retentive soil in a sunny position. Tolerates a wide range of soil types[200]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits.

Propagation:
Seed – sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring or autumn. Larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.

Medicinal Uses: The plant is considered to be anodyne, astringent and vulnerary.
It is found by experience to be good for wind cholic, as also to expel the stone and gravel in the kidneys. The decoction thereof in wine, is an excellent good cure for those that have inward wounds or bruises, both to stay the bleeding, to dissolve and expel the congealed blood, and to heal the parts, as also to cleanse and heal outward sores, ulcers and fistulas; and for green wounds, many do only bruise the herb, and apply it to the places, and it heals them quickly. The same decoction in wine fomented to any place pained with the gout, or to joint-aches, or pains of the sinews, gives much ease. The powder or decoction of the herb sinews, gives much ease. The powder or decoction of the herb taken for some time together, is found by experience to be good for ruptures and burstings in people, either young or old.

Disclaimer : The information presented herein is intended for educational purposes only. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplement, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.

Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geranium_molle
https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Geranium+molle
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dovesfoot%20Geranium.html

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