Habitat.—Mountainous parts of Southern and Central Europe.
Properties.—Odor strong, characteristic; taste slightly sweetish, strongly and persistently bitter. The powder is free from starch grains and sclerenchymatic tissues.
Dose.—Horses, 1⁄2 to 1 oz.; cattle, 1 to 2 oz.; sheep and pigs, 1 to 2 dr.; dogs, 5 to 30 gr.
PREPARATIONS
EXTRACTUM GENTIANAE—EXTRACT OF GENTIAN
Made by maceration and percolation with water and evaporated.
Dose.—Horses, 30 gr. to 1 dr.; cattle, 1 to 2 dr.; sheep and pigs, 20 to 40 gr.; dogs, 1 to 3 gr.
FLUIDEXTRACTUM OF GENTIANAE—FLUIDEXTRACT OF GENTIAN
Made by maceration and percolation with dilute alcohol and evaporated, so that 1 c. c. equals 1 gm. of the crude drug.
Dose.—Horses, 1⁄2 to 1 oz.; cattle, 1 to 2 oz.; sheep and pigs, 1 to 2 dr.; dogs, 5 to 30 m.