Winter Break 2019

We are Closed from Saturday 21st December until Thursday January 2nd

Please note: online orders placed during this time will be sent out on 27th and 28th December. Later orders will go out when the shop reopens on January 2nd.

Gentian Tincture

£8.20 100ml

Description
Ingredients
Directions
Caution

Tincture of Yellow gentian root (Gentiana lutea) 1:3 45%

Gentiana lutea, organic grain alcohol

Adult dose: 1 - 4 ml one hour or less before meals, up to three times per day, unless otherwise instructed.

Contraindicated with gastric or duodenal ulcers.

Online Purchase

Yellow Gentian Root (Gentiana lutea)

Main Constituents

Bitter principles of the secoiridoid type, up to 4%: gentiopicroside together with amarogentin, sweroside and swertiamarin
Gentiopicroside, 2-3% is quantitatively prediominant but amarogentin, 0.025 - 0.05%, has a bitterness value some 5000 times greater and thus accounts for most of the bitterness

Actions

bitter
digestive stimulant
mild antidepressant

The secoiridoid bitter principles, especially amarogentin, stimulate gustatory receptors in the taste buds, causing a reflex increase in saliva and gastric juice and thus the stimulation of the appetite. See our article on bitters for some more general information.

Main Indications

lack of appetitie
anorexia
gastro-intestinal atony
atonic dyspepsia
general digestive tonic
bloating and flatulence

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Not to use if pregnant
Not to use if breast feeding
Not to use if on medication