Plant Details

Accepted name:: Gentiana lutea L. [Gentianaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 5

Gentiana lutea var. aurantiaca (M.Laínz) M.Laínz

Gentiana lutea subsp. lutea

Gentiana lutea subsp. montserratii (Vivant ex Greuter) Widler

Gentiana lutea subsp. vardjanii Wraber

Gentiana lutea subsp. symphyandra Murb.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
argençana	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
bachaka	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bachalchaka	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
balmoney	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bitter root	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
bitterwort	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
common gentian	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
daoua el hoya	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
enzianwurzel	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
enzianwurzel (ge)	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998)
esperou	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
european gentian	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
felwort	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gall weed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gansona	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
ganssana	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gelb enzian	Other	Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
gelber enzian	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gelberenzian	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998)
genchiana	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
genciana	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
genciana amarilla	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
genciana, raíz	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
gentian	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
gentian root	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Gentiana lutea, rad. (2008) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
gentian root (en)	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998)
gentiana	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gentiana lutea	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
gentianae luteae radix et rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
gentianae radix	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) EMA Com. Monog.: Gentiana lutea, rad. (2008) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
gentianae radix pulverata	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
gentianae radix, radix gentianae	Pharmaceutical	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998)
gentianae rhizoma et radix	Pharmaceutical	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
gentiane	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gentiane jaune	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
genziana gialla	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
genziana maggiore	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
grande gentiane	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
great yellow gentian	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
greatyellow gentian	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gullgentiana	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
jentiana	Other	Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
jentiānā	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
jintiana	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
juntiyana	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
kaf edheeb	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
kaf el arnab	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
kouched	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
kouchâd	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
pale gentian	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
powdered gentian	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
racine de gentian (fr)	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998)
radice di genziana (it)	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998)
radix gentianae luteae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
raiz de genciana (sp)	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998)
tárnics	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
wild gentian	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
yellow gentian	Other	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbal Sector of Serbia (Stevanovic, 2011) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
جنطيانا	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
ゲンチアナ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
ゲンチアナ末	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
underground parts		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
root		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
radix		EMA Com. Monog.: Gentiana lutea, rad. (2008)
Rhizome, root		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Root		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Root with Rhizome, Root		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
root		Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
root, rhizome		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
root		Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998)
root, rhizome		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
root	dried root	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
root	dried, fragmented underground organs	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
underground parts	dried, fragmented underground organs	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
rhizome, root	rhizome, root	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
root	dried root	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
root	tincture, vegetal drug, dry extract, fluid extract, powdered drug	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
rhizome, root	dried rhizomes and roots, cut	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
root and rhizome		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
root, rhizome		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
underground parts	Dried, fragmented underground organs	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
rizoma y la raíz seca		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
root, rhizome		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Asterias lutea (L.) Borkh. Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(1): 25 (1796).
Gentianusa lutea (L.) Pohl Tent. Fl. Bohem. 1: 248 (1809).
Swertia lutea (L.) Vest Man. Bot.: 479 (1805).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Gentiana lutea	Herbal Sector of Serbia (Stevanovic, 2011) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Gentiana lutea L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Gentiana lutea, rad. (2008) Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbal Sector of Serbia (Stevanovic, 2011) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) Med. Pl. in the Med.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Gentiana lutea Linne	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Gentiana lutea Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)

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