Gentiana lutea is used for medicinal purposes in the West. Gentiana macrophylla and Gentiana scabra are used for medicinal purposes in China. These species belong to the Gentianaceae family.
Bitter root, bitterwort, gall weed; G. macrophylla is known in China as qin jiao and G. scabra is known in Chinese as long dan cao.
A bitterwort is another term for the great yellow gentian, Latin name Gentiana lute, which has a very bitter taste.
The Latin name of the hops plant is Humulus lupulus.
Linum usitatissimum which belongs to the Linaceae plant family.
Carthamus tinctorius, a member of the Asteraceae family.
Grass does not have a specific Latin name it is the name of a Family. It ranges from Bamboos to the finest lawn grass types. All have different Latin names.
The gentian plant gets its name from Gentius, King of Illyria (a part of Greece) from 180-167 b.c., who is said to have discovered the medicinal value of these plants.
Borago officinalis, is an annual herb in the Boraginaceae family.
Lobelia inflata and Lobelia erina (dwarf lobelia).
Verbascum thapsus and a member of the Scrophulariaceae or figwort family.
No, gentian and gentian violet are not the same. Gentian refers to a group of flowering plants in the Gentiana genus, known for their medicinal properties and use in herbal remedies. Gentian violet, on the other hand, is a synthetic dye and antiseptic derived from gentian, but it is primarily used in medical applications, such as treating fungal infections and as a biological stain. While they share a name, their uses and characteristics differ significantly.
Cannabis sativa L. is a member of the Cannabaceae or hemp family.