{"id":2086,"date":"2013-04-22T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2013-09-03T06:03:50","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T06:03:50","slug":"chiretta-swertia-chirata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=2086","title":{"rendered":"Chiretta ~ Swertia chirata"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chiretta\"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Latin name<\/em>: Swertia chirata<\/p>\n

Family<\/em>: Gentianaceae<\/p>\n

Part used<\/em>: herb, collected when flower is ready to seed<\/p>\n

Habitat<\/em>: mountainous districts of northern India<\/p>\n

Main constituents<\/em>: chiratin, ophelic acid<\/p>\n

Energetics<\/em>: extremely bitter, cold<\/p>\n

Main herbal actions<\/em>: promotes secretion of bile, used at the beginning of warm febrile disease manifested as fever, headache and sore throat<\/p>\n

Minor herbal actions<\/em>: improves appetite<\/p>\n

Main medicinal uses<\/em>: dyspepsia, constipation, cough, asthma<\/p>\n

Minor medicinal uses<\/em>: dysentery<\/p>\n

Preparations<\/em>: dried plant: \u00bd-2 g qd; infusion: 1tsp\/cup water; tincture: 2-4 ml qd; solid extract<\/p>\n

Contraindications<\/em>: MAOIs<\/p>\n

Toxicity<\/em>: overdose can cause sickness<\/p>\n

Notes: <\/em>Swertia is a genus in the gentian family. It is sometimes called \u00e2\u0153Indian gentian\u00e2\u009d, and is used in a similar manner to European gentian.<\/p>\n

Sources<\/em>: http:\/\/www.botanical.com\/botanical\/mgmh\/c\/chiret64.html; <\/strong>http:\/\/tcmbasics.com\/materiamedica\/herba_andrographitis.htm; www.herbalgram.org\/wholefoodsmarket\/ herbclip\/pdfs\/070514-213.pdf<\/p>\n

Module 3<\/span><\/h2>\n

Calamus\u00a0 Acorus spp. (Western calamus, Chinese gramineus)\u00a0 slide 9<\/span><\/h3>\n