Japanese Gentian

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Japan*, Japan

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Ache(Stomach), Arthritis, Bitter-Principle

Science studied: ARSENIC, CALCIUM, GENTIANOSE, GENTIOBIOSE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Gentianaceae

Scientific name: Gentiana scabra

Common names: Japanese Gentian, Gentiane japonaise, Herfstgentiaan, Japanese gentian, Japanische Herbstenzian, Japanse Gentiaan, Koreaanse Gentiaan, Korean gentian, Scharfe Enzian, amppelikatkero, klasegentiana, long dan, scabrous gentian, Горечавка шероховатая, リンドウ (広義), 唐龍膽, 龙胆

POWO: 368876-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Japan*, Japan.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Ache(Stomach)
• Arthritis
• Bitter-Principle
• Boil
• Conjunctivitis
• Convulsion
• Debility

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Japan*
• Japan

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Ache(Stomach)
• Arthritis
• Bitter-Principle
• Boil
• Conjunctivitis
• Convulsion
• Debility
• Dyspepsia
• Eye
• Fever
• Flux

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Head) · China · "
• Ache(Stomach) · China · "
• Arthritis · China · "
• Bitter-Principle · Japan* · "
• Boil · China · "
• Conjunctivitis · China · "
• Convulsion · China · "
• Debility · China · "
• Dyspepsia · China · "
• Eye · China · "
• Fever · China · "
• Flux · China · "
• Heartburn · China · "
• Hematuria · China · "
• Hepatitis · China · "
• Inflammation · China · "
• Jaundice · China · "
• Liver · China · "
• Night-Sweat · China · "
• Ophthalmia · China · "
• Rheumatism · China · "
• Scrotum · China · "
• Skin · China · "
• Sore · China · "

13 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Gentiana scabra mitigates Eimeria tenella-induced Coccidiosis by regulating the gut microbiota-metabolome and strengthening the intestinal barrier. · 2026 source ↗
• Systematic Comparison and Distribution Patterns of Bioactive Metabolites in Different Polarity Fractions of Gentiana scabra Bunge Ethanol-Water Extract. · 2026 source ↗
• Prediction and quality evaluation of quality markers of <i>Gentiana scabra</i> Bunge. in treatment of liver injury. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARSENIC
• CALCIUM
• GENTIANOSE
• GENTIOBIOSE
• GENTISIC-ACID
• GENTISIN
• MANGANESE
• POTASSIUM
• SWERTIAMARIN
• ZINC
• GENTIANINE
• GENTIOPICROSIDE
• IRON
• COPPER
• GENTIOPICRIN
• MAGNESIUM

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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