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Yellow gentian belongs to the gentian family. The plant grows up to 1.40 m high. The flowers are yellow, flowering time is June to August.
The fresh root(Gentianae radix) is used, which can grow up to 1 m long. Spirits can be made from the root, the alcoholic-aqueous extracts of the root contain bitter substances, which is why it is often used for making aperitif drinks (Alpine bitters, gentian bitters).
Quality of gentian root (Gentianae radix) is specified in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
Phytotherapeutic use is not only the rhizome but also the roots (Gentian root - Gentianae radix).
HMPC -Monograph: Traditional-use: loss of appetite, mild dyspeptic, gastrointestinal complaints
ESCOP-Monograph: bitter medicine, loss of appetite, digestive complaints
Commission E-Monograph: loss of appetite, digestive complaints, dyspeptic complaints, bloating, flatulence.
Furthermore, gentian is traded in the form of tea, extract, fluid extract, tincture and wine preparations, as well as essence in herbal liqueurs, bitters and for distilling gentian brandy.
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- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/enzian.php
- Wenigmann M. (2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, application. Urban & Fischer, pp. 101-102
- https://pflanzen.fnr.de/industrialplants/arzneipflanzen/pflanzen-datenbank.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles