Gentian (Gentiana)
龙胆属lóng dǎn shǔLongdanshu
Gentiana · Plant
3
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May stimulate stomach acid; avoid with peptic ulcers; may affect blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Gentian for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Fever SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Gentian does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit DigestiveBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Gentiana and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Digestive59 records, 18 in people
- Benefit Immune25 records, 10 in people
- Benefit Liver81 records, 23 in people
- Fever Syndrome2 records
- Inflammation Syndrome127 records, 37 in people
- Jaundice Syndrome9 records, 1 in people