The cranesbill has been known as a medicinal plant since the Middle Ages. It can be used as a tea and tincture and is an effective remedy for various inflammations as well as for small ulcers and bleeding. Geranium can also have a healing effect on ear pain.
What healing properties does cranesbill have and how is it used?
Storksbill has anti-inflammatory and astringent healing properties. It helps with bleeding, ulcers, sore nipples, throat and mouth infections, chronic stomach inflammation, earaches and skin rashes. It is used as a tea or tincture, with no known side effects or contraindications.
What healing properties is said to be the cranesbill?
Stork's beak isanti-inflammatoryandastringent(=contracting). Although it is often referred to as a weed, it belongs to the Geranium family and has long been valued as a medicinal plant. Cranesbill can help with various physical ailments, and there are no known side effects and no contraindications:
- Bleeding such as nosebleeds
- Ulcers
- inflamed or sore nipples in breastfeeding women
- Inflammation of the throat and mouth
- chronic stomach inflammation
- Earache
- Rash
Which ingredients in cranesbill have a healing effect?
The most important ingredients in the cranesbill are thetanninswith their anti-inflammatory effects. These vegetable tannins are also known asTannins. They act like a mild antibiotic and help against inflammatory infectious diseases. In addition, thanks to its astringent effect, cranesbill has the ability to deprive bacteria of their nutrient base. FlavonoidsandCarboxylic acids are also among the healing ingredients of cranesbill. Flavonoids have, among other things, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic and wound-soothing effects, while carboxylic acids have a digestive and immune-strengthening effect.
In what form is cranesbill used as a remedy?
Storksbill is used both asTeafor internal use and asTincturefor external use. If you want to make an infusion, you can pour hot water over the roots or leaves of the Ruprechtskraut and let it steep for a few minutes. In this form as a tea, the plant develops its healing effects on inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. The tea is suitable as asolution for gargling for inflammation of the mouth and throat. When used externally, the areas to be treated are dabbed with the tincture.
Does cranesbill also help with an unfulfilled desire to have children?
Stork's beak was very popular, especially in theMiddle Ages, as an aid to unfulfilled desire to have children. Women who did not become pregnant as desired often wore astorksbill root as an amuletaround their necks to help nature along. This custom also gives the name of the plant, whose long fruits are shaped like a stork's beak. To date, however, it has not been scientifically provenwhether cranesbill really has an effect on women's fertility.
How does cranesbill help with earache?
As a remedy for earache, cranesbill as a freshly plucked leaf is simply placed in the ear or in both ears until the pain has subsided. Thisnatural type of pain relief has proven particularly useful for children who often suffer from earaches and can often help them avoid medication.
Tip
He althy ingredient for salads
The cranesbill is not only an effective medicinal herb for skin diseases, chronic inflammation of the stomach or intestines, complaints in the mouth and throat and has an antispasmodic effect, but can also be eaten fresh or dried. We recommend using cranesbill as a he althy ingredient in wild herb salads or for making a spicy herb s alt. Also wonderful as a gift or small souvenir for friends!
