Swertia Angustifolia

	Swertia Angustifolia ''Swertia'' is a genus in the gentian family containing plants sometimes referred to as the felworts. Some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers. Many members of this genus have medicinal and cultural purposes. Plants of genus '' Frasera'' are sometimes considered part of this genus, sometimes as a separate genus, and sometimes as synonymous. Selected species According to Plants of the World Online, the genus has 165 species. Species in the genus ''Swertia'' include, but are not limited to: * '' Swertia angustifolia'' Buch.-Ham. ''ex'' D. Don * '' Swertia bimaculata'' (Siebold & Zucc.) C. B. Clarke ** ''Swertia bimaculata'' (Siebold & Zucc.) Hook. f. & Thoms. * '' Swertia calcicola'' Kerr. * '' Swertia chinensis'' (Griseb.) Franch. ** '' Swertia diluta'' (Turcz.) Benth. & Hook. f. * ''Swertia chirayita'' (Roxb. ''ex'' Fleming) H. Karst. ** ''Swertia chirata'' (Wall.) C. B. Clarke * '' Swertia ciliata'' (D. Don ''ex'' G. Don) B. L. Burtt. * ''Swertia cordata'' (Wall. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swertia Perennis ''Swertia perennis'' is a species of flowering plant in the Gentianaceae, gentian family known by the common names felwort and star swertia. It is native to several regions of the northern hemisphere, including much of Eurasia and western North America. It is a plant of wetlands, particularly limestone, calcareous fens. It is common to abundant in many areas, but it is known to be negatively impacted by habitat fragmentation and other habitat destruction, and human activity has led to its local extinction, extirpation from some areas where it was once common.Lienert, J., et al. (2002). Local extinctions of the wetland specialist ''Swertia perennis'' L. (Gentianaceae) in Switzerland: A revisitation study based on herbarium records. ''Biological Conservation'' 103-1 65-76. It is a perennial herb producing usually one erect stem growing 10 to 50 centimeters tall. The basal leaves are spoon-shaped with rounded tips, and leaves higher on the plant are widely lance-shaped or somewhat ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swertia Cordata ''Swertia cordata'' is an important medicinal plant of the family Gentianaceae Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 105 genera and about 1600 species. Etymology The family takes its name from the genus ''Gentiana'', named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Distribution Distribution is cosmopolitan (species), cosm ... and is found distributed throughout temperate regions of the Himalaya. The species used in various ethnomedicinal systems and as an adulterant of '' Swertia chirayita''. References cordata Taxa named by Charles Baron Clarke {{Gentianales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swertia Tetrapetala ''Swertia'' is a genus in the gentian family containing plants sometimes referred to as the felworts. Some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers. Many members of this genus have medicinal and cultural purposes. Plants of genus '' Frasera'' are sometimes considered part of this genus, sometimes as a separate genus, and sometimes as synonymous. Selected species According to Plants of the World Online, the genus has 165 species. Species in the genus ''Swertia'' include, but are not limited to: * '' Swertia angustifolia'' Buch.-Ham. ''ex'' D. Don * '' Swertia bimaculata'' (Siebold & Zucc.) C. B. Clarke ** ''Swertia bimaculata'' (Siebold & Zucc.) Hook. f. & Thoms. * '' Swertia calcicola'' Kerr. * '' Swertia chinensis'' (Griseb.) Franch. ** '' Swertia diluta'' (Turcz.) Benth. & Hook. f. * ''Swertia chirayita'' (Roxb. ''ex'' Fleming) H. Karst. ** ''Swertia chirata'' (Wall.) C. B. Clarke * '' Swertia ciliata'' (D. Don ''ex'' G. Don) B. L. Burtt. * ''Swertia cordata'' (Wall. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swertia Punicea ''Swertia punicea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Gentianaceae''. The xanthonoid A xanthonoid is a chemical natural phenolic compound formed from the xanthone backbone. Many members of the Clusiaceae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family (biology), fami ...s methylswertianin and bellidifolin can be isolated from ''S. punicea''.Anti-diabetic effect of methylswertianin and bellidifolin from Swertia punicea Hemsl. and its potential mechanism. L.-Y. Tian, X. Bai, X.-H. Chen, J.-B. Fang, S.-H. Liu and J.-C. Chen, Phytomedicine, Volume 17, Issue 7, June 2010, Pages 533-539, References punicea Taxa named by William Hemsley (botanist) {{Gentianales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swertia Pseudochinensis ''Swertia'' is a genus in the gentian family containing plants sometimes referred to as the felworts. Some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers. Many members of this genus have medicinal and cultural purposes. Plants of genus '' Frasera'' are sometimes considered part of this genus, sometimes as a separate genus, and sometimes as synonymous. Selected species According to Plants of the World Online, the genus has 165 species. Species in the genus ''Swertia'' include, but are not limited to: * '' Swertia angustifolia'' Buch.-Ham. ''ex'' D. Don * '' Swertia bimaculata'' (Siebold & Zucc.) C. B. Clarke ** ''Swertia bimaculata'' (Siebold & Zucc.) Hook. f. & Thoms. * '' Swertia calcicola'' Kerr. * '' Swertia chinensis'' (Griseb.) Franch. ** '' Swertia diluta'' (Turcz.) Benth. & Hook. f. * ''Swertia chirayita'' (Roxb. ''ex'' Fleming) H. Karst. ** ''Swertia chirata'' (Wall.) C. B. Clarke * '' Swertia ciliata'' (D. Don ''ex'' G. Don) B. L. Burtt. * ''Swertia cordata'' (Wall. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]