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Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.
definition
The dried roots and rhizome of a European gentian (Gentiana lutea), used as a tonic.
Examples of gentian in a Sentence
One medical study, using large amounts of gentian violet in rats, found that it could cause cancer.
When the secretion of gastric juice is deficient it may be excited by gastric tonics, such as ten grains of bicarbonate of soda and a drachm of compound tincture of gentian in water shortly before meals, and may be supplemented by the administration of pepsin and hydrochloric acid after meals.
The bitterness is imparted by such substances as bitter orange rind, gentian, rhubarb, quassia, cascarilla, angostura, quinine and cinchona.
Among the abundant wild flowers, look out for the rare autumn gentian.
The color is a gentian blue; the buds of a deeper hue.
Gentian violet, a purple dye, used to be a common remedy.
Although cancer from gentian violet has not been observed in humans, some doctors choose not to recommend it for this reason.
The piercing site is cleaned and marked with Gentian violet or a single use, disposable piercing marker.
This can be done with a single use surgical marker or Gentian violet ink applied with a toothpick.
Plants found in the short turf include Chiltern gentian, dwarf thistle, dropwort, clustered bellflower and the rare clustered bellflower.
Some examples of bitter herbs include greater celandine, wormwood, and gentian.
For pictures of the early gentian, shore dock, or marsh fritillary, please contact the press office.
A final mention was made of the rich blue gentian, in the Ericaceous border.
Local plants include common heather, bell heather, cross-leaved heath, bog asphodel, sundews and marsh gentian.
If not better at all at 4 days, stop the gentian violet, continue with the ointment as below and call.
A woman of bright gentian tresses and rare beauty, promised in marriage to the prince regent of another realm.
Centaury (Erythraea) - Pretty dwarf biennials belonging to the Gentian family.
The piercing site is prepared and cleaned, and the piercer will use a single use surgical marker or a small dot of Gentian violet antiseptic to mark the piercing's placement.