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Market nameゲンチアナ
Formal nameゲンチアナ
Japanese nameげんちあな, Genchiana
Vernacular namegentiana
Latin nameGentianae Radix (JP)
English nameGentian (JP)
Original plant nameGentiana lutea L.
Family nameGentianaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification root + rhizome
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
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Common nameゲンチアナ, Gentiana, Gentianae Radix (JP18), Gentian (JP18)
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Original plant nameGentiana lutea L.
Family nameGentianaceae
Used partroot and rhizome
Quality for selectionGood Gentiana is round, columnar and dark brown. It has a characteristic odor and strong bitterness. (TN)
Official compendiumJP XVIII
Clinical applicationAmaroid stomachic. Expecting secondary effect followed by increasing gastric function, Gentianae Radix is applied for anemia, convalescent patient and intestinal catarrh.
Medical systemFolk medicine
Chemical constituentOligosaccharides
(*C1):
Gentianose, Gentiobiose

Monoterpenoids
Seco-iridoids:
(*C1):
Gentiopicrin(=Gentiopicroside), Amarogentin, Swertiamarin
(*C2):
Gentiopicroside, Gentiopicral(=Gentiogenal)
Iridoids:
(*C2):
5,6-Dihydro-5-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-1H,3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-1-one, Pyrano[3,4-c]pyran

Xanthones
(*C1):
Gentisin, Isogentisin, Gentiin

Isocoumarins
(*C2):
Erythrocentaurin, 5-Hydroxymethylisochromen-1-one, 5-Hydroxymethylisochroman-1-one

Other aromatic derivatives
(*C1):
Gentisic acid

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Pharmacological effectNot exactly known.
Disease, Intestinal catarrh, Dyspepsia
FormulationGentian and Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, Compound Diastase and Sodium Bicarbonate, Compound Nux Vomica Extract and Diastase, Compound Scopolia Extract and Diastase
Related drugsGentianae Scabrae Radix, Swertiae Herba
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 168-169.
C2)Chem.Pharm.Bull.,37,2435(1989).
RemarksDioscorides mentioned gentiana in "De Materia Medica" that the Gentiana roots were warm in nature and astringent. In Europe, the fresh roots are mashed, soaked in water and the juice is extracted from it. It has been applied for pain, laceration, spasm, diseases of liver and stomach, inflammation of eye, etc. 0.1g of the powdered Gentiana should be taken 3 to 5 times a day orally.
Last renewal date2021/09/27
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