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Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Gentian

  • Botanical Name

    Gentiana lutea

  • Part Used

    Root

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    25%

  • Dose

    5 to 40mL weekly

Famously used as a bitter digestive tonic, gentian stimulates the appetite and digestion by promoting the production of saliva, gastric juices and bile. These actions make it useful for a sluggish digestive system as seen in dyspepsia and flatulence. It can also be used as an adjunct for fever management and in conditions of chronic inflammatory disease where digestion appears less than ideal. 

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A guide to Gentian and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    In the 1930s, in her Modern Herbal, Maude Grieve called gentian “one of the best strengtheners of the human system. In ancient Greece and Rome it was used to relieve common gastrointestinal symptoms, much as it is used today. It was first noted in the Chinese medical literature in 50 BC.

  • Actions

    Bitter tonic, cholagogue, sialogogue

  • Indications

    Loss of appetite, indigestion, flatulence, dyspepsia, nausea, diarrhoea, to improve digestion during convalescence or fatigue and after mild feverish conditions.

  • Energetics

    Cold, dry

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Should not be administered during pregnancy due to its traditional use as an emmenagogue.

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    Contraindicated in gastric or duodenal ulcer, and hyperacidity.

  • Drug Interactions

    Monitor with antihypertensive drugs.

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Wormwood, Dandelion Root, Cinnamon, Barberry, Golden Seal