What are the medicinal parts of Geranium wilfordii?

    The medicinal parts of Geranium wilfordii generally include roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. A detailed breakdown is as follows:

    1. Root: The roots contain alkaloids and flavonoids and are traditionally used for eliminating wind-dampness, relieving pain, and assisting in the treatment of arthritis or cold-damp bi syndrome. They are commonly used in decoctions or steeped in wine.

    2. Stem: The stems have a high tannin content and can be used to stop bleeding and astringe, assisting in the treatment of traumatic bleeding or diarrhea, often decocted together with other medicinal materials.

    3. Leaf: Leaves contain volatile oils and saponins, possessing functions of clearing heat, removing toxicity, promoting blood circulation, and resolving blood stasis. They are commonly used fresh by crushing and applying externally or dried for medicinal use, treating abscesses, swellings, toxic material accumulation, or traumatic injuries.

    4. Flower: Flowers are rich in anthocyanins and can assist in relieving sore throat or red, swollen painful eyes. They are commonly used in formulas for clearing heat, alleviating sore throat, and are administered as decoctions or mouthwashes.

    5. Fruit: The fruits contain organic acids and minerals and are traditionally used for promoting diuresis and reducing edema, assisting in treating edema or difficult urination, often combined with other diuretic herbs.

    In fact, Geranium wilfordii can be considered as a herb where the whole plant is used medicinally, possessing combined effects of dispelling wind-dampness and relieving superficies syndromes and cold pathogens. It is commonly used for wind-cold common cold or wind-damp superficial syndromes, administered as decoctions or made into topical washes.