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Featured Formula
COMPOUND
BITTER TINCTURE
Useful to
stimulate gastric secretion and motility and improves gastric
tone, so that heavy food is more easily digested. Gentian is active the
moment it is absorbed by the mucous membrane of the mouth. Caution is
indicated with a sensitive, irritable stomach where there is excess
acid. Achlorhydria (absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric
juice) and atonic (lack of tone) conditions are the main indications
for this formula.
Gentiana
lutea root (Gentian)...........1 part
Matricaria recutita (Chamomile).........1 part
Mentha piperita (Peppermint)............1 part
Valeriana officinalis (Valerian root)...1 part
2-3 ml 10 minutes before eating.
Featured Herb
Gentiana lutea
Gentianaceae
Common name:
Gentian
Habitat:
Native to the mountainous regions of central and southern Europe,
cultivated in many other regions
Botanical Description:
The root is long and thick, generally about a foot long and an inch in
diameter, but sometimes even a yard or more long and 2 inches in
diameter, of a yellowish-brown colour and a very bitter taste. The stem
grows 3 or 4 feet high or more, with a pair of leaves opposite to one
another, at each joint. The lowest leaves have short foot-stalks, but
the upper ones are stalkless, their bases almost embracing the stem.
They are yellowish-green in colour, oblong in shape and pointed, rather
stiff, with five prominent veins on the underside, and diminish
gradually in size as they grow up the stem. The large flowers are in
whorls in the axils of the uppermost few pairs of leaves, forming big
orange-yellow clusters. The corollas are wheel-shaped, usually
five-cleft, 2 inches across, sometimes marked with rows of small brown
spots, giving a red tinge to the otherwise deep yellow. Seeds in
abundance are produced by strong plants, and stock is easily raised
from them.
Parts Used:
The rhizome and roots collected in autumn and dried.
Historical uses:
Tonic and in teas to stimulate bile secretion and alleviate loss of
appetite, fullness, and flatulence.
Traditional Medicinal
Use:
Gentian is considered one of the classic bitters. It has its strongest
bitter actions by stimulating HCl acid and bile secretion. Using
bitters is one of the best ways to treat conditions of the digestive
system.