Family: Gentianaceae
Mongolian name: Zhuligenqimuge, Xurun zhuligenqimuge or Bagadigeda
English name: Overlapping-Leaves gentian
Collection Number: 24
There are twenty-nine Gentiana (Gentianaceae family) species across the Mongolian Plateau, nine of which are recorded as being used in traditional medicine. These are referred to as “Zhuligenqimuge” broadly. G. squarrosa is among the most widespread of Gentiana species in Mongolia. G. squarrosa is specifically called Xurun zhuligenqimuge or Bagadigeda in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. The whole plant is taken as a powder orally to treat liver and gallbladder issues, headaches, wound fevers, dry mouth, and jaundice.
Citations
“Gentiana squarrosa Ledeb.”. 2023. GBIF Secretariat. GBIF.org. Accessed July. https://www.gbif.org/species/7270028.
“Gentiana squarrosa.” 2024. Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Accessed July. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:368951-1.
L.Q. Huang, M.H. Li, Agula, C.H. Zhang. 2021. “Yin Shan Zhong Meng Yao Zi Yuan Tu Zhi”. Fujian Science and Technology Press, Fujian.
Yu, Hongzhen, Batzaya Gachmaa, Jiaoneng Yu, Tian-Liang, Xorgan Uranghai, Guangying Guo, Weiwei Xu, et al. 2025. “A Comprehensive and Systemic Review of the Gentiana: Ethnobotany, Traditional Applications, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology in the Mongolian Plateau.” Journal of Ethnopharmacology 345:119573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2025.119573.
Zhu, Y. M. 1989. “Nei monggol medicinal flora.” 425-426.
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