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Gentian Gentiana lutea

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Gentiana lutea

Common Names

Gentian , wild gentian ,yellow gentian

Botanical Name

Gentiana lutea

Family

GENTIANACEAE Gentian family

Gentian Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:	Digestion/Indigestion * IBS * Nausea * Stop Smoking *
Properties:	Carminative* Stomachic* Hepatic*
Parts Used:	Dried root and rhizome
Constituents:	bitter glycosides (amarogentin, gentiopicrin, sweitiamarin), alkaloids (including gentianine and gentialutine), xanthones (including gentisein and gentisin), triterpenes, sugars, volatile oil
Traditions:	European *

Gentian's main use is that of a digestive tonic, the plant contains one of the most bitter substances known. Gentian's bitters have been used in herbalism to improve the appetite and to improve digestion for about 3,000 years. In addition to the herbs use in aiding digestion, gentian is an effective antioxidant that can help prevent some age-related vision problems. Laboratory studies have confirmed the value of gentian in the treatment of eye disease, especially in preventing diabetic retinopathy and reducing toxin production that can lead to cataracts.^{(2002) Phyllis A. Balch}

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(Digestive Support) 45 Capsules/305 mg

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Contains: wildcrafted Gentian root (Gentian spp), organic Angelica root (Angelica archangelica), organic Ginger root (Zingiber spp), and organic Artichoke leaf (Cynara scolymus).

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Traditional Chinese Medicine

In both Chinese and Korean, the terms for gentian can be translated literally as "dragon gallbladder herb." This attests to gentian's ability to treat fiery inflammations of the gallbladder that cause intense discomfort.

Side Effects:

If you are pregnant or have high blood pressure or chronic gastrointestinal problems, you should use gentian only under the direction of a health-care professional. You should avoid gentian altogether if you have excess stomach acid. Children and adults over sixty-five should use low-strength preparations. You should not give gentian to a child under two years of age

How to Use: Gentian

Preparation Methods & Dosage :One teaspoon of powered root to 3 cups of water for tea. Most people find the neutral taste of capsules preferable to the extremely bitter taste of the drink, however tradidional herbalists contend that the bitter taste is necessary to stimulate the digestive system.

Remedies using : Gentian

Gentian Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Digestion/Indigestion * IBS * Nausea * Stop Smoking *

Gentian for :gastro-intestinal inflammation, appetite
	Gentian's bitters improve the appetite, promoting digestive juices, peristalsis and the flow of bile. Gentian is also useful for gastro-intestinal inflammation (one of its alkaloids, gentianine, has been shown to be anti-inflammatory), and for controlling fevers. Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Gentian for :Digestive, Tonic, Anthelmintic
	Besides being unrivaled as a stomachic tonic, Gentian possesses febrifuge, emmenagogue, anthelmintic and antiseptic properties, and is also useful in hysteria, female weakness, etc. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)

Gentian for :Gallstones and indigestion

Gentian helps to ease gallbladder problems and indigestion. Taken thirty minutes before eating, it increases the appetite, stimulating the production of digestive juices and pancreatic activity, and boosting the blood supply to the digestive tract and intestines. It is especially helpful for fat and protein digestion. Gentian also stimulates the production of bile.

Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Gentian and licorice root for :Stop smoking
	In the mid-1800s gentian and licorice root were mixed and sold as a patent medicine. They both still show up in many herbal stop-smoking products today. The evidence for gentian is pretty slim, still it is good for gas and indigestion, and a whole lot better than cigarettes James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Gentian root for :Upset stomach, Bitters, digestion
	Gentian root's bitterness increases gastric secretions,promotes digestion, and calms an upset stomach. James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Plant Description
Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887 Flowers:Clusters of big, five-petaled, orange-yellow flowers Plant Class:Perennial ornamental Herb Leaves:Stiff, pointy green leaves, alternating on a single stem Root: The roots are the medicinal part of the plant and take 7 to 10 growing seasons to mature Preferred Habitat:High mountain pastures Flowering Season: Distribution:Alps and Himalayas, Spain and the Balkans - widely cultivated in China
Related Species G. purpurea, G. pannonica, G. punctata and G. acaulis are European gentians having similar medicinal properties to G. lutea and are used indiscriminately with each other and the official root, from which they differ but little in appearance, though are somewhat smaller.^{(Grieve, M.)}

History and Traditions
Gentian herb has been used in European herbal medicine throughout the 3,000 years since its discovery as a bitter tonic to improve digestion.
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