Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Gentian

Plant

English

Gentian, Hu huang lian

Latin

Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pennell) D.Y.Hong, Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Pennell, Picrorhiza scrophulariaeflora Pannell

Plantparts

creeping rootstalks, Flower, Fruit, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal trouble, Anti-edemic, aperient, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, catharic, Cathartic, complaints of the stomach, disease of the stomach, dropsy, edema, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fluid accumulation, Gastropathy, good for the stomach, Hydropsy, indigestion, Laxative, movements of the bowel, oedema, Pungent, purgative, Pyrexia, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach tonic, stomach trouble, weak stomach

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Nepal

Ingredients

 alkaloid, Androsin, aucubin, Catalpol, Cinnamyl alcohol, glycoside, mannitol

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn9455

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