GENTIAN
Gentiana lutea
Parts used: roots.
Parts used: roots.
Authorized health
claims:
- Digestive function.
- Liver function.
- Elimination of intestinal gas.
PROPERTIES:
- Bitter tonic, (analeptic, invigorating, restorative, rehabilitates respiratory and cardiac ctivity and increases blood pressure, for the stimulation of the central nervous system);
- Aperitive / digestive (stimulates and balances the secretion of gastric and biliary juices);
- Stomachic (its use is indicated both before meals as an aperitif, or after them as a digestif);
- Cholagogue (facilitates bile secretion);
- Choleretic (facilitates bile production);
- Prevents jaundice;
- Depurative;
- Antirheumatic;
- Leukocytogenous (enhances body defenses by increasing the number of white blood cells);
- Antioxidant;
- Hematopoietic (stimulates the production of corpuscular elements in the blood);
- Antimalarial;
- Febrifuge (antipyretic);
- Deworming;
- Antifungal;
- Antiemetic;
- Emmenagogue;
- Antibiotic;
- Alterative (blood purification);
- Sialagogue (increases the secretion of saliva);
- Carminative (causes decrease and expulsion of intestinal gas, killing the pain).
INDICATIONS:
- General fatigue;
- Debilitation (states of exhaustion following debilitating diseases, accompanied by lack of appetite);
- Digestive difficulties (aids digestion and improves the absorption of food);
- Lack of appetite;
- Flatulence;
- Bloating;
- Venereal diseases;
- Pelvic inflammations (inflammation of the pelvic region);
- Hepatitis;
- Jaundice;
- Liver disorders;
- Liver failure;
- Dyspepsia;
- Gastric atony;
- Intestinal atony (flatulence);
- Anemia;
- Convalescence;
- Scrofula;
- Gout;
- Malaria;
- Tuberculosis;
- Diarrhea (dysentery);
- Intestinal parasites (worms in children and adults);
- Drowsiness;
- Headache;
- Intestinal fermentation;
- Fever;
- Malarial and intermittent fevers (substitute for China).
To facilitate the sheet reading, the main properties are highlighted in
bold. The indications on the traditional use of plants in the herbal sector,
have been derived from the following literature sources, which should be consulted
for in-depth information on plants and other interesting uses and suggestions:
- Monografie ESCOP, Le Basi Scientifiche dei Prodotti Fitoterapici, Planta Medica Edizioni, Pistrino di Citerna (PG) 2006.
- PDR (Physicians’ Desk Reference) for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition, Ed. Thomson 2007.
- Perugini Billi F., Manuale di Fitoterapia, Edizioni Junior, Azzano San Paolo (BG) 2004.
- Pomini L., Erboristeria Italiana, Edizioni Vitalità, Torino, 1990.
- Tierra M., Grande manuale di Erboristeria, Vol. I e II, Mediterranee, 1995.
- Valnet J., Fitoterapia. Cura delle malattie con le piante, Aldo Martello - Giunti Editore, 1976.
