What are the medicinal values ​​of gentian

Gentian is a very famous alpine flower, but many people don’t know that the medicinal value of Gentian is also relatively high. With everyone’s recognition of the medicinal value of Gentian, many places are now beginning to plant Gentian. However, many people still don’t know much about the medicinal value of Gentian. In this article, we will introduce you to relevant common sense.

Gentiana scabra, a traditional Chinese medicine, is the dried root and rhizome of Gentiana scabra, Gentiana scabra, Gentiana triflora or Gentiana scabra of the Gentianaceae family. The first three types are commonly known as "Gentian" and the last type is commonly known as "Jian Longdan". Gentiana is 1-2 feet tall. The leaves are opposite, the lower 2-3 pairs of leaves are very small and scaly, the middle and upper leaves are lanceolate, dark green on the surface, light green on the back, with three obvious veins and no petioles. The flowers grow in the axils of leaves at the tips of branches or near the tips, and are blue tubular bell-shaped. The fruit is oblong and slightly flat, splitting into two lobes when ripe, and contains many, very small seeds. The rhizome is short, with clusters of numerous slender roots, which are light yellowish brown or light yellow.

Medicinal value of gentian:

1. To treat madness caused by typhoid fever: grind grass gentian into powder, add egg white and white honey, dissolve in cold water and take 2 qian of it. (Essentials of Cold Damage)

2. Treat liver and gallbladder meridians with damp-heat due to excess fire, side pain and deafness, bile overflow and bitter taste in the mouth, tendon atrophy, genital sweating, genital swelling, genital pain, and leukoturbid hematuria: Gentiana scabra (fried with wine), Scutellaria baicalensis (fried), Gardenia jasminoides (fried with wine), Alisma orientalis, Akebia trifoliata, Plantago seed, Angelica sinensis (washed with wine), Rehmannia root (fried with wine), Bupleurum chinense, and Licorice root (raw). Decoction in water. (Longdan Xiegan Decoction from the Bureau of Prescriptions)

3. To treat night blindness and blindness: 1 liang of Gentiana scabra and 1 liang of Coptis chinensis. Grind the two ingredients into fine powder and take it with hot sheep liver after meals. (Lu Canyan Materia Medica)

4. To treat sore eyes caused by summer heat: one cup of raw gentian (mashed juice), one spoon of coptis chinensis (soaked juice), mix and apply to the affected area. (The Effective Prescriptions of Worldly Doctors)

5. To treat pus leakage in the eyes: take equal parts of gentian and angelica and grind them into powder. Take 2 qian each time with warm water. ("Feihong Collection")

6. To treat jaundice, dizziness after eating, uneasiness and yellowing of the skin, caused by overeating without hunger and stomach upset: take 3 liang of Sophora flavescens, 1 he of Gentiana scabra, ox gall pills as big as a seed, take 5 pills with raw wheat juice, 3 times a day. (《Filling the gap at the back of the elbow》)

7. To treat sore throat: Take a handful of gentian, mash it into juice, and drink it by gurgling. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

8. Medical treatment for persistent bleeding: take a handful of Gentiana scabra. Cut it, boil it with five liters of water and take out two and a half liters. Divide it into five doses. If there is no improvement, take more. (Yao Sengtan's Collection of Proven Prescriptions)

9. For the treatment of night sweats after typhoid fever, or all kinds of night sweats in women and children, this medicine is suitable: roast and dry any amount of gentian, grind it into fine powder, take one large coin of it each time, add three liang of pig bile, and add a little warm wine, mix well, take on an empty stomach before going to bed. (Longdan Decoction from Yang's Family Prescriptions)

10. Treats itching or rupture of the kidney sac, with water discharge, also known as hydrangea wind: bitter gentian, frosted peach leaves, beehive, Veratrum, and thousand sheets of paper. Grind into fine powder and apply with sesame oil. (Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan)

We must remind everyone that you must pay attention to the amount when taking gentian, because gentian is a very cold thing. Long-term and large-scale use may very likely cause dizziness, fatigue, tiredness and other symptoms. In addition, people with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, and no damp heat or real fire should use gentian with caution, and gentian should not be taken on an empty stomach.