Gentiana scabra
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Gentiana scabra, also known as the Japanese gentian or the Rindō Flower, is a species of flowering plant in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), found in much of East Asia. The flowers bloom in mid-summer, autumn and are blue or dark blue in color.
Medicinal use
Gentiana scabra roots are used as a bitter tonic in traditional Chinese medicine where it is said to promote digestive secretions and treats a range of illnesses associated with the liver.{{Cite book |last1=Zhou |first1=Jiaju |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ofONXILDKPsC |title=Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines - Molecular Structures, Pharmacological Activities, Natural Sources and Applications: Vol. 5: Isolated Compounds T—Z, References, TCM Plants and Congeners |last2=Xie |first2=Guirong |last3=Yan |first3=Xinjian |date=2011-02-21 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-3-642-16741-6 |pages=453–454 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Schafer |first=Peg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wb_OGEz3Ts4C |title=The Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm: A Cultivator's Guide to Small-scale Organic Herb Production |date=2011 |publisher=Chelsea Green Publishing |isbn=978-1-60358-330-5 |pages=180–181 |language=en}} It is also used in traditional Tibetan medicine.{{Cite journal |last1=Zheng |first1=Yiyuan |last2=Fang |first2=Dan |last3=Huang |first3=Chaoyuan |last4=Zhao |first4=Lina |last5=Gan |first5=Liming |last6=Chen |first6=Youlan |last7=Liu |first7=Fengbin |date=2022 |title=Gentiana scabra Restrains Hepatic Pro-Inflammatory Macrophages to Ameliorate Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |journal=Frontiers in Pharmacology |volume=12 |page=816032 |doi=10.3389/fphar.2021.816032 |issn=1663-9812 |pmc=8803634 |pmid=35115947 |doi-access=free }}
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Category:Flora of the United States
Category:Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge
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