''Gentiana macrophylla'', the large leaf gentian, is called qin jiao(秦艽) in

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. Synonyms include ''G. straminea'', ''G. crassiaulisor'', and ''G. dahurica''. It is found in

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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

and

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Chemistry

Chemical constituents include

gentianine Gentianine is a pyridine-derived alkaloid. Originally isolated in 1944 from '' Gentiana kirilowi'', it has also been found in ''Gentiana macrophylla'', fenugreek, '' Strychnos angolensis'', '' Strychnos xantha'', and other plants. Gentianine is ...

, gentianidine, gentiopicroside, and gentianol.

Gallery

File:Gentiopicroside.svg, Gentiopicroside (gentiopicrin) a selected constituent of ''

Gentiana ''Gentiana'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With about 400 species it is considered a large genus. They are notable for their mostl ...

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Gentianine Gentianine is a pyridine-derived alkaloid. Originally isolated in 1944 from '' Gentiana kirilowi'', it has also been found in ''Gentiana macrophylla'', fenugreek, '' Strychnos angolensis'', '' Strychnos xantha'', and other plants. Gentianine is ...

References

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