Herb Robert Cranesbill, Felonwort, Bloodwort, Fox Geranium, Red Robin Geranium Robertianum Family GERANIACEAE

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This delightful herb has many names: Herb Robertianum, St. Robert, Storkbill, Cranesbill, Red Robin, Fox geranium, St. Robert's Wort, Bloodwort, Felonwort, Dragon's blood.
It is an irrepressible, joyous addition to any garden and will add beauty, health, healing wherever it grows.

An annual, growing up to 30-40cm (14") with stems which branch in many directions and often turn red. Green leaves, 6cm (2½") long, form opposite, at knotted joints in the stem; leaves are palmate in shape, deeply cut, and often tinged with colours of pink, red or bronze. Stems and leaves are covered with very fine hairs.

Very dainty, bright-pink, 'joy giving' flowers, 15mm (5/8") across, have five, rounded petals. Each petal has 3 paler streaks, starting at the centre and phasing out along the petal. Flowers develop, in groups of 2 or 4, at leaf axils. Following the flowers, the base of the blossom quickly fills out and develops into the oval seed receptacle, 17mm (¾") long, and when mature, looks like a bird's beak, thus the common names: "storkbill" and "cranesbill". As the seeds dry off, nature has a way of dispersing: by opening the 'beak and ejecting with a sudden spring action, flinging the 5 small, oval seeds in five directions, ensuring that there will be future generations of the plant for mankind's use. This extraordinarily effective dispersal technique is invaluable for anyone wanting to introduce this life-saving plant into their garden. Instead of buying one plant and transplanting it into a garden bed, we simply sit a potted mature plant shere we want some to grow, leave it for a couple of weeks then move it somewhere else. Next spring there will be a group of Herb Robert plants growing wherever the pot spent some time. This is an effortless way of growing a plentiful supply of Geranium Robertianum for daily use in salads, teas and garden munching! This plant is an exceptional asset in any garden as it is a friend of the plant kingdom - the universal companion plant [1] . Wherever it grows neighbouring plants are noticably healthier and more vigorous. If you haven't a garden we sell Herb Robert in our webshop.

Herb Robert - Geranium Robertianum

Herb Robert is an effective treatment for:

Propagation

Propagation is by seed. Plants thrive in shady, damp places, growng very quickly, flowering profusely, and self-seeding readily. It will grow in a wide range of climates from Tasmania to Cairns, although it needs shading from strong sun and doesn't like drying out. If leaves are picked regularly, the bush will produce a bounty of leaves, provided it is fed and watered consistently.

It sprouts easily and abundantly from seeds broadcast from a plant and will thrive in almost any growing medium - we have had a forest of Herb Robert growing in a pile of gravel. It does have one unique aspect to its growth which - if you are not aware of it - has caused many transplants to fail.

how Herb Robert grows

The plant seems to float above the soil connected to the earth via a single tap root.

If you plant a Herb Robert so that the plant nucleus is in the soil it is unlikely to survive as many gardeners have discovered.

When we give a client a plant we usually recommend they leave it in the pot and, once it has started flowering, move it around their garden on a monthly basis and soon there will be plants sprouting wherever the pot has rested.

No insect pest bothers it; it is said the smell of the leaves act as an insect deterrent and can be used in animals' bedding.

Herb Robert contains significant amounts of Vitamins A, B and C as well as these minerals: calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, germanium.

It has this wide range of applications in the home and clinic: astringent, antibiotic, adaptation, antiviral, styptic, tonic, diuretic, digestive, sedative, antioxidant.

Above all Herb Robert is a supreme, therapeutic herb. Although, very little information is available, on the constituents, this herb's action is one of the most outstanding herbs that we can use regularly, as an enhancer of the immune system.

Herb Robert is a source of germanium, a valuable element to the body, as it has the ability to make oxygen available to the cells. More oxygen at cell level, means the body has the opportunity to fight disease by its own powers and healing can take place quickly. Lack of free oxygen available to the cells can be caused by free radicals and a toxic state around the cells meaning the cells cannot get the required oxygen or the nutrients to regenerate. The area becomes anaerobic, the beginning of pain, disease, wayward cells and cancer.

Herb Robert self-seeded at our kitchen door

Dr. Otto Warburg, Nobel Prize winner, said in 1966, "The prime cause of cancer is lack of oxygenation of the cells". He discovered that riotous, wayward cancer cells could not exist in the presence of abundant oxygen, but only in an anaerobic state. Because oxygen plays such an important role in cell health and immune function, using Herb Robert regularly is a powerful contribution to maintaining robust good health and well-being. 100grams for AU$39.00 includes GST & postage      50ml for   AU$39.00   includes GST & postage

Germanium not only works as an oxygen carrier and catalyst, but also stimulates electrical impulses at a cellular level, which has a beneficial ripple effect throughout the whole body. Germanium's remarkable effects on the immune system have been documented in medical journals: as an energy giver, immune builder and as a powerful therapeutic and preventative, as a vigorous adaptogen, acting to alleviate minor or major health imbalances. Germanium provides us with an active antibiotic, antiviral and antioxidant arsenal.

The following paragraphs are from the article "Geranium Robertianum, ancient herb used In the treatment for defeating cancer" written by V. Ferrandiz N.D. Spain, published In 1976 in 'Herald of Health'

In this article I will report on the healings accomplished with a humble herb St. Roberts Wort or Geranium Robertainum. This healing is not a modern invention within the natural healing arts. The great botanist and teacher Dioscorides had already described it. Probably someone in Portugal had read about his description of the remedial action of Robert Wort against cancer and knowing about some cases of this terrible disease started to use this herb or recommend it to the patient's relatives. And so its healing virtues soon spread over the country, which attracted the attention of the media, who began to investigate and collect information from several sources.

In February 1953, the "Natura" magazine printed a letter by P. Friere, an outstanding Portuguese Journalist stating, "My colleague, Mr. Nunes de Carcalho, reports about his mother-in-law, aged 83 years. She had been afflicted with bowel cancer, confirmed by two doctors and x-rays. They advised that not one but two surgical interventions were deemed extremely essential, but, despite this, the poor old lady possibly would not stand the operation, at her age. Someone told Mr. De Carcalho about a person who knew about a prescription with which she used to cure this disease. The women prescribed a mixture of powdered leaves of St. Robert's Wort and fresh raw egg yolk. The patient took this and was healed". The plant has astringent, homeostatic and antibiotic action. Shortly after, the wife of the journalist fell ill, and the same doctor who advised the two operations for the old lady, attended her. It was at this time that the doctor discovered that the woman, whom he thought would have been dead, was healed. Then, more information was found about others who had been healed; some of cancer of the bowel; others of lung cancer, of breast cancer, and cancer of the uterus. Especially mentioned, was the case of a lady afflicted with intestinal cancer as diagnosed by x-rays and doctors, she was in her last stage of endurance as the wound was deep and large. Treated with this remedy, Herb Robertianum, in a few weeks and with some enemas, a total purification was accomplished. To this, the reporter added... it is usual for doctors to doubt their own diagnosis rather than accept that cancer has been cured by a humble herb.

Herb Robert close-up of the delicate flower

Another woman healed with this herb, was Anna Cruz Caridade, who had inoperable lung cancer, with branches leading to the neck and arms. She heard about the healing virtues of St. Robert's Wort and tried it. Very soon, an improvement ensued and, after a time, was completely healed. Some time later, lumps appeared in her breasts, rib and shoulder and her doctor advised a series of radiotherapy treatments. But she remembered what had happened with the lung cancer, and again, tried the same herbal treatment. Gradually, the nodes started to recede and diminish in size, till they were completely gone'. Here are just a few local examples of the outstanding ability of this magnificent herb to help us humans, as reported by noted Nambour herbalist, Isabell Shipard:

"Adam called to tell me he had been diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer, and his doctor had told him to go away and die. He had been told about herb robert, and started taking the herb, daily. His cancer is now in remission."

"A lady, in Brisbane, was very sick with cancer, but was not told the full extent of her condition. She started on a regime of raw foods, herb robert and wheatgrass juice. Sometime later, the doctor admitted her to hospital and put her through many x-rays. Eventually, the doctor told her the reason for all the x-rays. Previous x-rays had shown extensive cancer of the spine and lymph nodes. The new x-rays showed not one sign of cancer. Lee said the doctor gave her 'a bit of unconventional advice... to continue with what you are doing'. Lee said she was using 3 teaspoons of herb robert with raw egg yolk, every morning."

"I well remember a lady with cancer of the mouth (she had been a smoker), who heard about herb robert from her sister, when she had traveled from Brisbane to join in a herb course. She started making the herb as an infusion: gargling the warm tea and then swallowing it. The specialist was baffled at her next visit. She now lives in full health."

"Recently, a lass rang from Brisbane. She had lumps in her breast. Someone had shared with her about herb robert and she had been taking the herb, for about 8 weeks. She said, "I don't know if it is coincidence, but the lumps are going'. Perhaps, it is a coincidence; perhaps, it is a miracle. Perhaps, her body is healing with the help of the herb."

"Over 10 years ago, I held a herb course for people at Kingaroy. Some time later, a lady who attended the course, rang me to say that her vet had given the verdict: that their aged dog with cancer should be put down. She asked me if it would be worth trying herb robert. I suggested chopping up half a dozen leaves, very finely, and mixing this with the dog's food daily. The dog made a full recovery. She told the vet what she had done. Sometime later, she rang me: to say her vet had rung her, asking what herb she used for her dog, as he had another aged dog with cancer."

"Six weeks ago, Donna rang for some herb robert, as her dog had a cancerous growth and the vet had only given the dog four weeks to live. She started the dog on the herb, This Week, she rang to say that the lump had diminished in size considerably, and that she needed more of the plant."

"Val called, to see what could help her dog that had severe abscesses. She started her pet on herb robert, (dried leaves I posted to her, blended to a powder); a teaspoon of the herb was mixed with a little water and added to the food each day. She rang back, soon after, to say that the herb robert quickly got rid of the abscesses."

"Recently, Mary called from North Queensland, to tell me she was enjoying a holiday on the Sunshine Coast, and a new lease of life. Her life had been marred by lung cancer, but now was free of any sign of it, which Mary believes was due, entirely, to taking herb robert daily, for eleven months, and she will continue to take it."

"Audrey wrote, from Sydney, to share that her brother has eliminated a skin cancer on his leg, with herb robert, which he was due to have cut out. Our doctor was very surprised at 'the results, and mentioned it to a doctor colleague of hers, who is beginning to get interested in alternative methods."

"Some years ago, the local' Cansurvive' group asked me to speak, at their monthly meeting. Martina had numerous skin cancers. She started eating 5 leaves a day and all her skin cancer disappeared. She told a friend, who also had skin cancer. Her friend did the same, eating 5 leaves a day and, after 6 weeks, had no sign of any cancer."

"Robyn wrote to me from interstate, saying that drinking the herb had caused bladder cancer to disappear, not even leaving a scar." "Recently, Janet excitedly rang to say that, after using herb robert for 3 weeks her tumour count went down from 29 to 10. Janet now shares herb robert with many people; just simply passing on information that has helped her. She told me how she'd had car trouble, having to stop at a service station, and that she started sharing with the assistant. He knew someone with cancer, so he said he would pass the information on. Janet felt that her car problems were part of a divine plan that took her to the service station, as someone needed to know about the herb. This is what we could call our 'Australian caring spirit' and sharing the best of herb folklore." "Most people, who start on herb robert, immediately experience relief from pain. Some see improvement in conditions very quickly, while others may only get results after many months, of using the herb." "Clarissa wrote from interstate to say, 'After 2 weeks on the herb, lumps in the breast cannot, now, be detected with ultra sound, so it is within my interest to keep on with the herb"." "A friend had a growth forming over her eyes, causing blurred vision. Barb completely cleared the film, and the problem, by bathing her eyes with an infusion of the leaves."

Regarded as a “noxious weed” by officialdom

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from the Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism:

Geranium robertianum L GERANIACEAE   Geranium robertianum L GERANIACEAE Herb Robert, Red Robin A common herb in Europe and an old medicinal plant which was once official in the Middle Ages, and ascribed to St Robert or Pope Robert, hence the medieval name herba sanctii ruperti. It is probable that the plant was commonly associated with magic and goblins in earlier times, a fact reflected in the range of names it has been given in various European countries. Still used in folk medicine in many, parts of the world. Description Unpleasantly smelling annual or biennial on erect or decumbent, glandular pubescent, reddish stems to 45 em. Leaves opposite, palmate with 3-5 leaflets with deeply cut divisions, on long petioles, deep green and red tinged. Flowers pink or rose, 5 mm - 1 cm wide, in pairs or peduncles arising in terminal axils. Petals have 3 longitudinal white stripes. Appear early summer to late autumn. Distribution: Native to North America, Eurasia and North Africa; common on rocky soils, walls, mixed and deciduous woodland edges, preferring moist and nitrogenous soils. Cultivation Wild plant. Constituents Volatile oil, tannin, a bitter substance, geraniine. Uses (fresh flowering plant, dried plant) Styptic; astringent; weak diuretic; sedative. Mostly used externally for treatment of skin eruptions, stomatitis, bruises and erysipelas. The leaves may be chewed or used as a gargle in inflammations of the mouth and throat. Formerly used in diarrhoea and applied externally as a poultice to relieve inflammations; also used as an eyewash.

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