Plant Details

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

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
chinese gentian	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
chinese gentian root	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
gentian root and rhizome	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
gentianae radix et rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
gentianae scabrae radix	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
gentianae scabrae radix et rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
gentianae scabrae radix pulverata	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
japanese gentian	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
long dan	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
long dan cao	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
longdan	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
manchurian gentian	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
powdered japanese gentian	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
radix et rhizoma gentianae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
radix gentianae scabrae	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
tiao ye long dan	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
リュウタン	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
リュウタン末	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
條葉龍膽	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
龍膽	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
龙胆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
龙胆草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome, root	dried root and rhizome	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
root and rhizome	dried root and rhizome	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
root and rhizome	dried root and rhizome	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
root, rhizome		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
root & rhizome		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
rhizome, root	dried root and rhizome	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
rhizome, root	rhizome, root	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
root and rhizome		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
root, rhizome		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
root, rhizome		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Gentiana scabra f. levis Pamp. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 17: 693 (1910).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Gentiana manshurica Kitag	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Gentiana manshurica Kitag.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Gentiana manshurica Kitagawa	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) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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