Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana szechenyii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana szechenyii is a herbaceous perennial plant with a short, stout taproot, cruciform basal leaf rosettes and radiating stems; it frows around 5 - 7cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a fermenting agent. It is commonly used in Tibetan medicine, where it is known as 'bangjian'[ 2182 Title A Review on the Ethnomedicinal Usage, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties of Gentianeae (Gentianaceae) in Publication Plants 2021, 10 , 2383 Author Chi, X.; Zhang, F; Gao, Q. Xing, R.; Chen, S. Website https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112383 Publisher Year 2021 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern and central China

HabitatAlpine meadows; at elevations from 3,000 - 4,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].