Pelargonium Reniforme
Clarke, A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900, Vol. II, p. 736
Rabassum (Dutch). N. O. Geraniaceae. Tincture of fresh root.
Clinical
Dysentery.
Characteristics
P/. ren. (G. M. H. in H. W., xxxiv. 546) is a Kafir remedy for dysentery. The root is cut up very fine or bruised, and then boiled in milk for a considerable time. Many British soldiers were cured of dysentery with it in the Boer War. It is ako used for purging in horses. When a horse is attacked during a journey the root (which is very thick) is wrapped up and tied to the bit. The juice mingles with the saliva and is swallowed.