Synonym(s)
Gentianaceae; Gentiana lutea; Gentian yellow
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Gentianaceae belong to the order Gentianales and comprise around 1000 species. The herbs or perennials are characterized by mostly opposite, simple, rarely 3-numbered and undivided leaves. The flowers have fused sepals and corollas with a stamen, the ovary is superior and two-leaved, containing a single-fan capsule.
Important genera are: Centaurium, Frasera, Gentiana and Swertia. see also Gentian yellow
Gentian plants are typically mountain plants, they can live up to 60 years.
The roots, Gentianae radix, and the rhizome are used phytotherapeutically.
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The Gentiana species Gentiana lutea is a parent plant of Gentianae radix, the gentian root monographed by the Commission E.
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