Thursday 7 March 2013

Gentiana lutea. Kader Kochi.


Synonyms

Bitter wort, Yellow gentian.


Constituents

Perennial plant. Height 2 meters. Root. Plant contains amarogentin, gentiopicrin, and gentisic acid. Bitter.


Therapeutics

This is medicine for weakness of digestive system.

It is medicine for functional diseases of digestive tract like anorexia, flatulence, and diarrhoea.

It is medicine for malaria.

It is medicine for hypertension. 

It is medicine externally for wound, and epithelioma. 

It is remedy for depression.

It is remedy for vertigo, and headache.

It is remedy for excessive appetite, and weight loss.

It had been used for brewing wine.

Dose 

5 to 15 drops.

Dilution.


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