Medical term:
gentian
gentian
[jen´shan]the dried rhizome and roots of Gentiana lutea.
gentian violet an antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic dye, applied topically in the treatment of infections of the skin and mucous membranes associated with gram-positive bacteria and molds and also used to treat banked blood drawn from patients in areas endemic for Chagas' disease, to kill trypanosomes in the blood.
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gen·tian
, gentian root (jen'shŭn, gen'shŭn rūt),The dried rhizome and roots of Gentiana lutea (family Gentianaceae), an herb of southern and central Europe; a simple bitter.
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gentian
(jĕn′shən)n.
1. Any of numerous plants of the family Gentianaceae and especially the genus Gentiana, characteristically having opposite leaves and showy, often blue flowers.
2. The dried rhizome and roots of a yellow-flowered European gentian, G. lutea, sometimes used as a tonic.
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gentian
A perennial herb that contains gentiopicrin, gentiamarin, gentisin, gentianose, triterpenes, volatile oil and xanthones.Chinese medicine
Gentian root is anti-inflammatory and antipyretic, and is used to treat cholecystitis, diabetes mellitus, diarrhoea, gallstones, jaundice, and ocular and rheumatic pain.
Herbal medicine
Gentian is used in Western herbal medicine as a digestive tonic to increase the appetite, peristalsis and flow of bile.
Toxic effects
Vomiting.
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gen·tian
, gentian root (jen'shŭn rūt)The dried rhizome and roots of Gentiana lutea (family Gentianaceae), an herb of southern and central Europe; a simple bitter.
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gen·tian·o·phil
, gentianophile (jen'shŭn-ō-fil, -fīl),Staining readily with gentian violet.
Synonym(s): gentianophilous
[gentian + G. philos, fond]
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gen·tian·o·phil
, gentianophile (jen'shŭn-ō-fil, -ō-fīl)Staining readily with gentian violet.
[gentian + G. philos, fond]
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gentianophil(e)
(jĕn′shăn-ō-fĭl) (-fīl)A cell or cell part that stains readily with gentian violet.
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