The effect of drinking gentian soaked in water

Gentiana may be very unfamiliar to most friends who don't know Chinese medicine. The main function and medicinal value of this herb are very extensive, especially Gentiana is a plant of the Gentianaceae family. Its roots and rhizomes can be used as medicine, which has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, treating diarrhea, and relieving liver diseases. Moreover, this medicine itself can kill insects. So what are the effects of drinking Gentiana soaked in water?

Gentiana efficacy and function

Effects of Gentiana:

Gentiana scabra, a traditional Chinese medicine name. It is the root and rhizome of Gentiana scabra, Gentiana lanuginosus, Gentiana triflora and Gentiana yunnanensis of the Gentianaceae family. It has the effects of clearing away heat, purging the liver and calming the nerves. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "It is bitter, astringent, very cold, and non-toxic. It is mainly used to treat bone cold and heat, shock, evil spirits, continue to suffer from injuries, stabilize the five internal organs, and kill insects and poisons."

Gentiana herbal effects:

1. Effect on the digestive tract Gentian or gentiopicroside can promote the secretion of gastric juice and gastric acid. Oral administration of gentiopicroside to dogs with gastric fistula can promote the secretion of gastric juice, increase free hydrochloric acid, and improve appetite. However, sublingual application or intravenous injection is ineffective, so it is believed that gentiopicroside can directly promote gastric juice secretion and increase free acid.

2. Choleretic and hepatoprotective effects: In healthy mice and those with liver damage, 50 g/kg gentian injection was given into the duodenum or 4.5 g/kg was injected intravenously into healthy dogs, which could significantly increase the bile flow. From the bile secretion flow curve of dogs, it can be seen that two peaks appear at 5 minutes and 20 minutes after administration. Gentianopicrin has a protective effect on the acute liver injury model of mice caused by carbon tetrachloride and D-galactosamine (Galn), can reduce the degree of liver necrosis and hepatocellular pathology in the animals in the drug-treated group, and counteract the hepatocyte glycogen synthesis disorder caused by carbon tetrachloride. Subcutaneous injection of gentian injection at 25g/kg can significantly reduce the serum bilirubin content in the experimental jaundice model (hyperbilirubinemia and cholestasis) of mice induced by α-naphthyl isothiocyanate.

3. Diuretic effect: Injection of 10g/kg gentian into ear vein increased the average urine output of 5 rabbits from 0.76ml per 30 minutes before administration to 2.64ml (p<0.1), indicating that gentian has a significant diuretic effect.

4. Antibacterial effect: 14 species of Gentiana were tested, 7 of which were effective against root nodule bacteria, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The water extract of gentian has different degrees of inhibitory effect on skin fungi such as Trichophyton gypseum and Nocardia asteroides in test tubes. The test tube method has proved that gentian decoction has different degrees of inhibitory effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus, Salmonella typhi, Shigella dysenteriae, Staphylococcus aureus, etc.

The medicinal value of gentian is very wide, because gentian can protect the liver and internal organs, can treat liver damage, and has a rich alleviating effect on many diseases. In particular, tea brewed with gentian can treat insufficient kidney yang and relieve spleen and stomach deficiency.