Largeleaf Gentian Root Gentiana macrophylla
Wind-Damp-dispelling medicinesCold
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Dispel wind-damp; Relax sinews and collaterals; Reduce deficiency heat; Clear Damp-heat
1. For wind-damp impediment pain, sinew and vessel contracture, and inability to move the hands and feet. 2. For bone-steaming tidal fever and childhood malnutritional fever. 3. For Damp-heat jaundice.
Nature & taste
BitterPungentCold
Meridians entered
StomachGallbladderLiver
Botanical source
Accepted nameGentiana macrophylla Pall.
FamilyGentianaceae
Classical source
Middle grade《神農本草經》
味苦平。主治寒熱邪氣，寒濕風痹肢節痛，下水利小便。生山谷。
Herbal properties
Slightly coldReducingDispersingDrying
Found in these formulas
Angelica Pubescens and Mistletoe DecoctionAstragalus and Turtle Shell PowderGentiana Macrophylla and Turtle Shell PowderSanbi Tang