. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. GENTIANA SAPONARIA L. Soap- wort gentian, blue gentian. Gentian- aceae.—An ascending or erect, simple or short-branched, usually smooth herb 1 to 2l/2 feet tall, perennial; stems slender, round, leafy; leaves lanceolate, opposite, entire, 3- to 5-nerved, rough-margined; flowers blue, 1 to 2 inches long, sessile in terminal and axillary clusters of 1 to 5; fruit a short-stalked capsule. The root collected. Infrequent in sandy- oak woods in northeastern counties and in dry woods in the Ozark region of the state. Contains tannin in small amo
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. GENTIANA SAPONARIA L. Soap- wort gentian, blue gentian. Gentian- aceae.—An ascending or erect, simple or short-branched, usually smooth herb 1 to 2l/2 feet tall, perennial; stems slender, round, leafy; leaves lanceolate, opposite, entire, 3- to 5-nerved, rough-margined; flowers blue, 1 to 2 inches long, sessile in terminal and axillary clusters of 1 to 5; fruit a short-stalked capsule. The root collected. Infrequent in sandy- oak woods in northeastern counties and in dry woods in the Ozark region of the state. Contains tannin in small amount, the glucoside gentiin, and the bitter principle gentiamarin. Used as a simple Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tehon, L. R. (Leo Roy), 1895-1954. Urbana, Ill. : Natural History Survey Division
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