Bioactivity of the Geranium Genus: A Comprehensive Review
January 2020
in “
Current Pharmaceutical Design
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TLDR Geranium plants have healing properties like fighting microbes, protecting the liver, reducing inflammation, and may help with viruses, stomach issues, and diabetes.
The document from May 2020 provided a comprehensive review of the bioactivity of the Geranium genus, a group of about 400 species used in traditional medicines. The review, which covered literature up to 2018, found that many Geranium species possess therapeutic properties such as antimicrobial activities, antioxidant potential, hepatoprotective effects, and anti-inflammatory properties. Specific species like Geranium macrorrhizum, Geranium thunbergii, and Geranium robertianum L. demonstrated these effects. The bioactive properties were attributed to the plants' rich phenolic content. The document also highlighted potential antiviral properties of some species and their use in treating gastrointestinal disorders and diabetes. However, the document did not discuss hair loss, alopecia, or hair growth.
