PARTE UTILIZADA= Used part: Planta entera.

ACCION FARMACOLOGICA= Pharmacological action: Asrtringente.

COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA= Chemical composition: Geranium albicans St. Hill. (Geraniaceae) is an indigenous species and there is no previous report on its chemical constituents. Its aerial parts have yielded flavonoid aglycones which have been identified as kaempferol, isokaempferide (kaempferol-3-methyl ether), kumatakenin (kaempferol-3,7-dimethyl ether), quercetin, rhamnazin (quercetin-7,3`-dimethyl ether) and retusine (quercetin-3,7,3`,4`-tetramethylether) on the basis of spectroscopic examination.

ZONA GEOGRAFICA= Geografical zone: S. de Brasil, Uruguay, Argentina. 

1) TOURSARKISSIAN, Martín. Plantas medicinales de Argentina : sus nombres botánicos, vulgares, usos y distribución geográfica. Buenos Aires : Hemisferio Sur,1980, p.56.

2) FRONTERA, M.A.; TOMAS, M.A.; MULET, M.C. Flavonoid aglycones from Geranium albicans. Anales des la Asociacion Quimica Argentina. 2002, vol.89, nº1-2, p.49-52.