Rough Gentian (Gentiana scabra)
粗糙龙胆cū cāo lóng dǎnCucaolongdan
Gentiana scabra · Plant
3
Indications
4
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 Rough Gentian for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Fever SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Rough 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 scabra 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 Digestive4 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Immune3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Liver11 records, 1 in people
- Fever Syndrome0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome24 records, 3 in people
- Jaundice Syndrome0 records