Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
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Great Yellow Gentian

Plant names
Gentianaceae
English Great Yellow Gentian, Bitter root, Bitterwort, Gentian, Gentiana, Gentiana lutea, Yellow gentian
Latin Gentiana lutea Linne, Swertia lutea Vest
Plant partsRoot
Diseases & Uses
Diseases Abdominal trouble, allergy, anemia, anorexia, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Antiheartburn, antimicrobial action, Antipyretic, AntiRheumatic, antiseptic, arthritis, biliary disorders, Bitter, Blood borne diseases, cachexy, cardiac conditions, Carminative, cholagogic, Choleretic, Chronic constipation, cold feet, cold hands, Common cold, constipation, cooling, cordial, diabetes mellitus, Diarrhea, digestive disorders, digestive disturbance, dizziness, Dyspepsia, eructation of acid fluid, faint, fever, gall stone, Gastric catarrh, good for the stomach, Gout, hysteria, Icterus, inflammation, Intestinal affections, laxative, lowering the blood sugar, nausea, Pickmeup, rheumatic diseases, rheumatic pain, Scrofula, Sialogogue, sluggish stomach, stimulates blood circulation, stimulates the bile ducts, Tonic, varicose veins, vomiting, weakness
Women's diseases Amenorrhea, Emmenagogue
Veterinary uses Veterinary: treatment for worms
Foods culinary herb, spice in aquavit
Ingredients
 alkaloid, Alpha-Terpineol, aluminum, amarogentin, ascorbic acid, ash, Beta-Amyrin, Beta-carotene, bitter essence, caffeic acid, Calcium, carvacrol, Chromium, cobalt, Dyes, essential oil, Fat, gentianine, Gentianose, Gentiobiose, gentiopicrin, Gentiopicroside, Gentioside, Gentisic-Acid, Gentisin, glycoside, Inulin, Iron, limonene, linalool, Lupeol, magnesium, manganese, mineral salt, mucilage, Nicotinic-Acid, Oligosaccharide, pectin, phenolic acid, Phosphorus, Phytosterol, Polysaccharide, Potassium, proteins, Protocatechuic-Acid, Riboflavin, saccharose, Secoirioide bitterglykosides, Selenium, Silicon, sodium, starch, sugar, sugars, Sweroside, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, Thiamine, Tin, Vitamin B3, water, Xanthone, Zinc

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