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Gentianella nitida

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Species of flowering plant

Gentianella nitida
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentianella
Species: G. nitida
Binomial name
Gentianella nitida
(Griseb.) Fabris
Synonyms
  • Gentiana nitida Griseb.

Gentianella nitida is a species of plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is one of two types of hercampuri, which is traditionally used in herbal medicine as an infusion, the other type of hercampuri being Gentianella alborosea. Gentianella nitida has been used in Peruvian folk medicine since before the time of the Incas. These small shrubs are native to the high Andes of Peru. The Junin Province is a region of Peru that grows hercampuri.

Traditional use

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The whole plant is used as an infusion. The roots are thin and yellow in color and the infusion of hercampuri also has a yellow color. Traditional uses of hercampuri include:

Chemical constituents

The infusion of hercampuri is one of the most bitter flavors of all herbs. The chemical compounds that give hercampuri its unique taste contribute to the bitterness of the infusion. Chemical constituents isolated from Gentianella nitida include amaronitidin and nitiol.

References

  1. Castillo Ramon, S. (2019). "Gentianella nitida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T133312230A133313225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T133312230A133313225.en. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Gentianella nitida (Griseb.) Fabris". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. "Gentianella nitida (Griseb.) Fabris". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. Nobuo Kawahara; Kazuo Masuda; Setsuko Sekita; Motoyoshi Satake (2001). "A new secoiridoid glucoside, amaronitidin, from the Peruvian folk medicine "hercampuri" (Gentianella nitida)". Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 49 (6): 771–772. doi:10.1248/cpb.49.771. PMID 11411536.
  5. Nobuo Kawahara; Masato Nozawa; Atsuyo Kurata; Takashi Hakamatsuka; Setsuko Sekita; Motoyoshi Satake (1999). "A novel sesterterpenoid, nitiol, as a potent enhancer of IL-2 gene expression in a human T cell line, from the Peruvian folk medicine "hercumpuri" (Gentianella nitida)" (PDF). Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 47 (9): 1344–1345. PMID 10517015.

Further reading

Taxon identifiers
Gentianella nitida
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