Turkestan Gentian (Gentiana turkestanica)

土耳其斯坦龙胆tǔ ěr qí sī tǎn lóng dǎnTuerqisitanlongdan

Gentiana turkestanica · Plant

Gentiana, standing in for Gentiana turkestanica
This photo shows Gentiana, not Gentiana turkestanica: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; likely contains bitter compounds similar to other Gentiana species; avoid with peptic ulcers.

Indications

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

Fever SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Turkestan 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 turkestanica 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 Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Benefit Liver0 records
  • Fever Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Jaundice Syndrome0 records