Glossy False Gentian (Gentiana rigescens)

光亮假龙胆guāng liàng jiǎ lóng dǎnGuangliangjialongdan

Gentiana rigescens · Plant

Gentiana, standing in for Gentiana rigescens
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May stimulate stomach acid; avoid with peptic ulcers; limited safety data for long-term use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Glossy False Gentian for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Fever SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Glossy False 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 rigescens 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.