Geranium, Lao Guan Cao Geranium, Li ga dur ལི་ག་དུར Cranesbill, Common Heron’s Bill,Lao Guan Cao  老鹳草 (TCM)Li Ga Dur  (Tibetan)Bhanda (Ayurveda, G. nepalense) Geranium carolinianumA.J. Cavanilles, Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem, (1787) Geranium wilfordii(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Geranium spp.A number of species are used: G. wilfordii G. carolinianum  G. sibiricum G. nepalense (syn. G. affine): Li ga dur dman pa (Tibet, Nepal, TCM) G. dahuricum G. pylzoianum G. donianum G. wallichianum: Li ga dur mchog (Nepal) G. pratense (Meadow Cranesbill): Li ga dur sngon po G. nakaoanum G. polyanthes (Nepal) G. donianum (Nepal) In Tibetan Medicine, the sources of Li Ga Dur are many and varied. The two main genus are Bergenia (‘Superior’ type, see below under substitutes) and Geranium species, of which a number have been used. This includes G. pratense, Meadow Cranesbill, which we have listed as a separate medicine. This is also similar to the use of Lao Guan Cao in TCM where a number of different species are used in different parts. In addition, both TCM and Tibetan Medicine recognise Erodium stephanianum as an equivalent medicine. Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Pungent, Bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears…

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