Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana algida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana algida is a herbaceous perennial plant with a short rhizome; it produces 1 - 2 unbranched erect stems around 10 - 20 cm tall. Most leaves are basal[ 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. , 1081 Title Medicinal Plants in Mongolia Publication Author Website http://www.who.in Publisher World Health Organisation; Western Pacific Region Year 2013 ISBN 987 92 9061 632 0 Description Information on medicinal plants from Mongolia ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is an ingredient of varoius traditional prescriptions in Mongolia[ 1081 Title Medicinal Plants in Mongolia Publication Author Website http://www.who.in Publisher World Health Organisation; Western Pacific Region Year 2013 ISBN 987 92 9061 632 0 Description Information on medicinal plants from Mongolia ]. 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 ]. The plant is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Siberia, Kazakhstan and the Himalayas, east to Russian Far East, Japan and Korea; Western N. America - Alaska to New Mexico

HabitatBoggy meadows in the Alpine zone[ 1081 Title Medicinal Plants in Mongolia Publication Author Website http://www.who.in Publisher World Health Organisation; Western Pacific Region Year 2013 ISBN 987 92 9061 632 0 Description Information on medicinal plants from Mongolia ]. Grassy hillsides, stony hillsides, alpine meadows; at elevations from 1,200 - 4,200 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. ].