Gentiana lutea
Remedy of gastric weakness and loss of appetite. The classic bitter tonic. Promotes appetite and digestion. Flatulence. Heartburn. Nausea from dyspepsia. Chronic indigestion.
Source
Prepared from the root of Gentiana lutea (Gentianaceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Bitter tonic — promotes appetite and digestive secretions. Loss of appetite — the chief indication. Gastric weakness with nausea, flatulence, heartburn. Chronic indigestion. Acid stomach. Distension after eating. Frontal headache from gastric upset. The most important bitter tonic herb.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, low spirits from dyspepsia.
General Symptoms
Stomach. Worse from eating, rich food. Better from rest, hot drinks.
Physical Symptoms
Stomach
Loss of appetite — the chief symptom. Gastric weakness. Nausea. Heartburn. Acid stomach. Distension. Flatulence.
Head
Frontal headache from gastric upset.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, hot drinks
Worse From
Eating, rich food
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Digestive tonic.
Clinical Indications
Loss of appetite, gastric weakness, chronic indigestion, heartburn, flatulence
Comparative Materia Medica
Nux vomica has dyspepsia with irritability. China has digestive weakness with bloating. Hydrastis has gastric catarrh.
Safety Information
Not established.
Gentian root is one of the most widely used bitter tonics — found in Angostura bitters, aperitifs. Non-toxic. Promotes digestive secretions. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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