⛩️Kampo / Japanese Medicine
Gentian (Ryutan)
Gentiana scabra
About Gentian (Ryutan)
Gentian (Ryutan) (Gentiana scabra) is a herb used in the Kampo / Japanese Medicine tradition to help with Liver Support, Inflammation, UTI, and Eye Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Gentiana scabra, the Korean gentian, or Japanese gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), found in much of the United States and Japan. The flowers bloom in mid-summer, autumn and are blue or dark blue in color.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal