botanical record · discovered
Yellow Gentian
Gentiana lutea
Yellow Gentian · Gentian · Ansiana · Chanzana · Crwynllys mawr melyn · Flava genciano · Gelber Enzian · Gele gentiaan · Geltonasis gencijonas · Genciana groga · Genciana-dos-Cervunais · Genciano flava · Gentiane des Pyrénées · Gentiane jaune
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India, Europe, Turkey, Spain, BE
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Apertif, Cancer, Gastric-Juice, Stomachic
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC-ACID, CAFFEIC-ACID, CARVACROL
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 lutea
Common names: Yellow Gentian, Gentian, Ansiana, Chanzana, Crwynllys mawr melyn, Flava genciano, Gelber Enzian, Gele gentiaan, Geltonasis gencijonas, Genciana groga, Genciana-dos-Cervunais, Genciano flava, Gentiane des Pyrénées, Gentiane jaune
POWO: 368453-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, India, Europe, Turkey, Spain, BE.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Apertif
- Cancer
- Gastric-Juice
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Blood
- Stimulant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- India
- Europe
- Turkey
- Spain
- BE
Documented cultural uses
- Apertif
- Cancer
- Gastric-Juice
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Blood
- Stimulant
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Apertif · Elsewhere · "
- Apertif · India · "
- Cancer · Europe · "
- Gastric-Juice · Elsewhere · "
- Stomachic · Turkey · "
- Stomachic · Spain · "
- Tonic · Turkey · "
- Tonic · Elsewhere · "
- Blood · Turkey · "
- Stimulant · Elsewhere · "
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
- Safety and anti-inflammatory activity of Gentiana lutea L. in human bronchial epithelial cell cultures. · 2026 source ↗
- Smoking of Gentiana lutea leaves: Validation of its traditional use. · 2025 source ↗
- Anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects of Gentiana lutea leaf and Gentianella crispata aerial part extracts in adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CARVACROL
- CHROMIUM
- FAT
- GENTIALUTINE
- GENTIIN
- GENTIODISE
- GENTIOPICRIN
- GENTISEIN
- GENTISIC-ACID
- 1-HYDROXY-3,7-DIMETHOXYXANTHONE
- INULIN
- CIS-LINALYL-OXIDE
- MAGNESIUM
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- MANGANESE
- NICOTINIC-ACID
- OXYCINNAMIC-ACID
- PECTIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- 7-O-PRIMVEROSYL-1-OXY-3-METHOXYXANTHONE
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SINAPIC-ACID
- SUCROSE
- SWERTIAMARIN
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- TIN
- WATER
- ZINC
- COBALT
- GENTIANOSE
- GENTIOFLAVOSIDE
- 2,3',4,6-TETRAHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE
- CALCIUM
- GENTIAMARIN
- GENTIOBIOSE
- GENTIOSIDE
- IRON
- MANGIFERIN
- NICOTINIC-ACID-AMIDE
- 1-O-PRIMVEROSYL-7-OXY-3-METHOXYXANTHONE
- SODIUM
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- 1,3,7-TRIMETHOXYXANTHONE
- AMAROGENTIN
- ASH
- BETA-AMYRIN
- GENTIANINE
- GENTIOPICROSIDE
- GENTISIN
- ISOGENTISIN
- LUPEOL
- NIACIN
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- SACCHAROSE
- SECO-IRIDOIDS
- SWEROSIDE
- TANNIN
- THIAMIN
- LIMONENE
- LINALOOL
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SILICON
- STARCH
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
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
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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