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Bot.: Gentiana lutea

Healing power:
- A vine made out of the Gentian roots is used

- for allergies,

- itching,

- eczemas,

- irritated stomach,

- fiebering intestine diseases.

Gentian tea or Gentian drops are taken

- for lack of appetite,

- winds,

- weak digestion.

How to use:
The root.
Recipe for the Gentian vine as healing vine:
The active substances of the Gentian are extracted by the alcohol out of the plant. The best is to use pure vine from biological cultivation.
Mix 0,25 litre white or red vine with a knife point of Gentian root powder, only warm it. Do not boil it. Drink the vine before the meals.
Recipe for the Gentian tea:
Pour 1/4 litre of water on 1 dessert spoon Gentian root powder and boil it for 5 minutes. Drink the tea before the meals.
In homoeopathy the remedy Gentiana lutea, which is made out of the roots, is used.
Gentian shouldn´t be taken by pregnant women, people with stomach and intestine ulcers and poeple with hypertension.

Description of the plant:
Gentian grows perennial up to 1 m and gets yellow flowers not untill some years.
The alpine herb Gentian blossoms from July to August.
Its natural habit are the mountainous regions of South Europe.
The soil should be chalky.

Propagation:
It is very difficult to germinate Gentian seed. The seeds need a cold period of 4 to 5 weeks with a temperature of about 5 °C/40 °F. Then the seeds require temperatures of about 10-15 °C/50-60 °F.

Ingredients:
Essential oil, bitter constituents especially amarogentin and gentiopikrin, tanning agents.

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