Description
Herb Robert
Botanical Name: Geranium robertianum
Herb Robert is a dainty looking plant with branching stems and green leaves that are covered in fine hairs. The flowers are five petalled, bright pink and are followed by seed pods that resemble a birds beak.
The leaves of Herb Robert are anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, astringent, antiseptic and mildly diuretic and can be used for diarrhoea, gastrointestinal infections, peptic ulcer, haemorrhage, inflammation of the uterus. Externally for skin eruptions, wounds, inflamed gums and throat and herpes.
Herb Robert is a potential treatment for cancer; it has the ability to make oxygen available to the body’s cells helping the body to fight disease.
Growing Conditions
Herb Robert grows from Cairns in the north to Tasmania in the south. In hotter climates grow in dappled shade and water regularly, grows better through the winter in tropical and subtropical areas. It self seeds readily ensuring an abundance of plants.
