Chinese Bulk Herbs – Gentian (Qin Jiao)

Chinese Bulk Herbs Gentian (Qin Jiao)
Being pungent and bitter with the actions of dispersing and discharging, slightly cold without dryness, it excels in dispelling wind-damp, unblocking collaterals to alleviate arthralgia, and can be used with compatibility in treating all kinds of arthralgia syndromes due to wind and dampness, spasm of tendons and vessels and aching pain of scleromere no matter what disease condition is in, such as cold, hot, acute or chronic.
Since the action of soothing tendons and collaterals, it can be used in treating windstroke manifested by hemiplegia, wry of eye and mouth, spasm of four extremities and aphasia with stiff tongue, and often combined with qi-replenishing, blood-nourishing, and stasis-resolving herbs
It is the commonly used herb for treating bone-steaming tidal fever due to yin deficiency because of the actions of reducing deficiency heat and relieving bone-steaming
Being bitter and cold with the actions of clearing heat and purging fire, it can clear damp-heat from liver and gallbladder to alleviate jaundice.

Latin Name:
Gentiana macrophylla

Chinese Name:
Qin Jiao

Common Names:
large leaf gentian

Parts Used:
Sliced root

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Cautions:
GRAS: Generally Recognized as Safe. This herb can be safely consumed when used appropriately.

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