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What are the effects and functions of Gentiana

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, What are the effects and functions of Gentiana

Gentiana macrophylla is a medicinal herb for many years, which has certain pharmacological effects. What are the efficacy and effects of Gentiana straminea? Next, I will introduce it to you in detail.

Brief introduction of Gentiana macrophylla

Gentiana macrophylla is a perennial herb, 10-25 cm high, the whole plant is smooth and glabrous, and the base is surrounded by withered fibrous leaf sheaths. The fibrous roots are multiple and twisted to the left to form a conical root. Branches mostly tufted, obliquely ascending, yellowish green or purplish red, suborbicular, smooth. Rosette leaves lanceolate or linear-elliptic.

Stem and root tissue morphology: stem leaves are few, linear-lanceolate to linear, apex acuminate, base attenuate, margin rough, leaf veins 1-3, obvious on both sides, midvein protruding below, petiole wide, smaller toward upper stem and shorter stalk.

Flower structure: Cymes of Gentiana dauriensis are terminal and axillary, arranged in loose inflorescences, pedicels obliquely extended, yellowish green or purplish red, extremely unequal, total pedicels up to 5.5 cm, calyx tube membranous, yellowish green or purplish red, apex acuminate, margin rough, abaxial veins obscure, curved wide, round or truncated, Corolla dark blue, sometimes with many yellow spots in throat, tube or funnel-shaped. Lobes ovate or ovate-elliptic. Stamens inserted in the middle and lower part of the crown tube neatly, filaments linear subulate.

Seed introduction: capsule included, sessile, narrowly elliptic, seeds light brown, glossy, rectangular round, surface with fine reticulate fruit period is generally in July-September.

Efficacy and function of Gentiana macrophylla

Dispelling wind and dehumidification, and blood relaxing muscles, clearing heat and diuresis. Treat rheumatism arthralgia, muscle and bone clonus, jaundice, hematochezia, bone steaming hot flashes, infantile fever, adverse urination.

1. Dispelling rheumatism: for systemic rheumatism, often with Notopterygium and Fangfeng.

2. Relieving deficiency fever: used for yin deficiency fever, often equipped with turtle carapace and ground bone skin.

How to choose Gentiana macrophylla

Gentiana macrophylla: quasi-cylindrical, thick and thin, twisted not straight, long 10~30cm, diameter 1~3cm. The surface is yellowish brown or grayish yellow, with longitudinal or twisted longitudinal wrinkles, with residual stem base and fibrous leaf sheath at the top. The quality is hard and brittle, easy to break, the section is slightly oily, the skin is yellow or brown, and the wood is yellow. Gas-specific, bitter taste, slightly astringent.

The above is the introduction of Gentiana macrophylla. I hope it will be helpful to you.

 
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