Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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Aug. 1987). Lininger et al. (1998) say it is safe for use during pregnancy and lactation. Should not
be used as an antibiotic substitute during acute UTI (SKY).
Extracts (Cranberry) — Anthocyanins and polyphenols in berries of several Ribes, Rubus, and
Vaccinium spp have in vitro antiradical activity on chemically generated superoxide radicals. The
extracts also inhibitory xanthine oxidase. All crude extracts were highly active toward chemically
generated superoxide radicals. Ribes nigrum extracts exhibited most activity, being the richest in
both anthocyanins and polyphenols. But Ribes rubrum extracts seem to contain more active sub-
stances (X1332092).

CRANESBILL (Geranium maculatum L.) ++

Activities (Cranesbill) — Antiseptic (1; CEB; CRC); Astringent (1; CRC; PH2); Contraceptive
(f; CRC); Diuretic (f; CRC); Hemostat (1; CRC; PH2); Tonic (1; HHB; PH2); Vulnerary (f; CEB).
Indications (Cranesbill) — Bleeding (1; CRC; HHB; PH2); Burn (f; CRC); Cancer (f; CRC;
JLH); Candida (1; CEB; DEM; FNF); Chancre (f; DEM); Cheilosis (f; CRC); Cholera (f; CEB;
CRC); Dermatosis (f; CEB; DEM); Diabetes (f; CEB); Diarrhea (1; CRC; PH2); Duodenosis (f;
PH2); Dysentery (f; CRC); Dysmenorrhea (f; CEB; PH2); Enterosis (f; CRC); Fever (f; CEB);
Flux (f; CRC); Gingivosis (1; CRC; DEM); Hematuria (f; CEB); Hemoptysis (f; CEB); Hemorrhoid
(f; CRC; PH2); Itch (f; DEM); Leukorrhea (f; CEB; CRC); Malaria (f; CEB); Menorrhagia (1;
PH2); Metrorrhagia (1; PH2); Mucososis (f; PH2); Nephrosis (f; CRC; HHB); Neuralgia (f; DEM);
Palate (1; HHB); Plague (f; CRC); Proctosis (f; CRC); Pyorrhea (f; CRC); Sore (f; CRC; DEM);
Sore Throat (1; CRC; DEM); Stomatosis (f; CEB; CRC; HHB); Swelling (f; CRC); Toothache (f;
CRC; DEM); Trench Mouth (f; DEM); Tumor (f; CRC; JLH); Ulcer (f; CRC; PH2); VD (f; DEM);
Water Retention (f; CRC); Wound (f; CRC); Yeast (1; DEM; FNF).
Dosages (Cranesbill) — 0.5 tsp in cold water for hemoptysis (CEB); 60–300 mg dry extract
(MAD); 0.5–2 ml liquid extract (MAD); 1–2 ml liquid extract 3 ×/day (PH2); 1–2 g 3 ×/day (PH2);
2–4 ml tincture 3 ×/day (PH2).
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