| Plant names |
| Gentianaceae |
| English |
Bitter root, Bitterwort, Gentian, Gentiana, Great Yellow Gentian, Yellow gentian |
| Latin |
Gentiana lutea Linne, Swertia lutea Vest |
| Plant parts | Root |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Abdominal trouble, Aids digestion, Allergy, Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Antidiarrheic, Antiheartburn, antimicrobial action, Antipyretic, AntiRheumatic, Arthritis, biliary disorders, Bitter, Blood borne diseases, blood formation, cachexy, cardiac conditions, Carminative, cholagogic, Choleretic, Chronic constipation, cold feet, cold hands, Common cold, constipation, cooling, cordial, Diabetes mellitus, digestive disorders, digestive disturbance, dizziness, eructation of acid fluid, faint, fever, gall stone, gastric catarrh, good for the stomach, Gout, hysteria, Icterus, inflammation, intestinal complaints, laxative, Loss of appetite, lowering the blood sugar, Nausea, Pickmeup, rheumatic diseases, rheumatic pain, Scrofula, Sialogogue, sluggish stomach, stimulates blood circulation, Tonic, varicose veins, vomiting, weakness |
| Women's diseases |
Amenorrhea, Emmenagogue |
| Veterinary uses |
Veterinary: treatment for worms |
| Foods |
culinary herb, spice in aquavit |
| Other uses |
Anthelmintics |
| Contents |
| | 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, Gentisic-Acid, Gentisin, Glucoside, Inulin, Iron, limonene, linalool, Lupeol, Magnesium, Manganese, mineral salt, mucilage, Niacin, Nicotinic-Acid, Oligosaccharide, Pectin, phosphorus, Phytosterol, Potassium, Proteins, Riboflavin, saccharose, Secoirioide bitterglykosides, Selenium, silicon, Sodium, starch, sugar, sugars, Sweroside, Tannic acid, Tanning agents, Thiamine, Tin, Water, Xanthone, Zinc |
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