Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Radix Gentianae Qinjiao
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Gentiana macrophyllia Pall. Gentiana straminea Maxim. Gentiana crassicaulis Duthie et Burk. Gentiana dahurica Fisch
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	jingyo
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕	chin'gyo
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	ceon4 kau4
Other Names: 別名﹕	xi qin jiao 西秦艽﹐zuo qin jiao 左秦艽
Common Name: 英文名﹕	gentiana macrophylla root
Distribution: 產地﹕	Gansu, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Innerg Mongolia, throughtout northeastern China 甘肅﹐山西﹐陝西﹐內蒙﹐東北各地。
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	acrid, bitter, neutral 辛﹐苦﹐平。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	stomach, liver, gall bladder 胃﹐肝﹐膽。
Medical functions: 藥理﹕	anti-inflammatory effect on CNS effect on circulation effect on blood sugar anti-allergenic shock and anti-histamine effect on smooth muscles toxic effect More explanation will be uploaded
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, jaundice, spastic muscles, achy joints, TB with hot flashes, parasite infection in children with fever. 用於風濕痺痛, 濕熱黃疸, 骨蒸潮熱 (結核病潮熱)﹐ 小兒寄生蟲兼發熱。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕	The alkaloids: gentianine A，B,C﹐gentianidine﹐gentianol Its source of bitterness: （gentiopicrin） 0.1 ~1.5%, Evaporating oil, Sugar,  Amarogentin   生物鹼﹔龙胆碱A、B、C, 龙胆次碱. 秦艽丙素 苦味來源﹕龙胆苦甙 0.1  1.5% 揮發油 糖類 苦龍膽酯甙
Dosage: 用量﹕	4.5 to 12 g. 4.5~12 克。
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕	TB with hot flashes: qin jiao, bie jia, zhi mu, di gu pi. 骨蒸潮熱﹕秦艽﹐鱉甲﹐知母﹐地骨皮等配伍。
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	There are reports of nausea, vomiting during the period of  taking 100 mg of gentianine 3 times daily, 4 ~ 13 days. There was 1 patient had palpitation and slow heart rate after taking 100 mg of gentianine but recovered after discontinued taking it.