Gentiana olivieri Griseb. is a plant in the Gentianaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gentiana olivieri Griseb.

Gentiana olivieri Griseb.

Gentiana olivieri Griseb. is an Asian flowering plant in Gentianaceae that contains the main hypoglycemic component isoorientin.

Family
Genus
Gentiana
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Gentiana olivieri Griseb.

Gentiana olivieri Griseb., known by the Chinese name xie wan que qin jiao, is a flowering plant species that belongs to the Gentianaceae family. This plant is native to Asia. When bioassay-directed fractionation techniques were used on this species, the compound isoorientin was isolated, and it was identified as the main hypoglycemic active component of G. olivieri.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Gentianaceae Gentiana

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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