What are the health
benefits of Gentiana?
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What is Gentiana? What are its potential health benefits?

Gentiana, a genus of Gentian family (Gentianceae), has about 400
species. A few of these species have been used in traditional
herbal medicine and believed to benefit people suffered from
various chronic diseases, such as cancers. For example, Gentiana
root has been used in a Chinese herbal formula Long-dan-tan to
treat patients suffered from hepatocellular carcinoma. [6]

Researchers from Iwate University, Japan, found daily intake of the
root extract of Gentiana triflora could inhibit the growth of implanted
solid tumors. [1] In an early basic study, Gentiana triflora showed
antimicrobial activity. [5]

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Amin A. from UAE University, UAE, reported Gentiana lutea extract
alleviated the testicular damage from ketoconazole in male Wistar
rats. [2] Studies also showed that gentiopicroside, sweroside and
swertiamarine from Gentiana lutea might benefit wound healing
(based on a study of chicken embryonic fibroblasts) while its root
extract might also benefit animals infected by the gram-negative
bacterium Helicobacter pylori. [3,4]