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Botanical Studies

Table 2 Swertiamarin and gentiopicroside contents in different Gentiana spp.

From: Comparative analysis among three Taiwan-specific Gentiana species and Chinese medicinal plant Gentiana scabra

Samples

Content (mg/g)a

Swertiamarin

Gentiopicroside

G. scabra (GS)

2.52 ± 0.03 A

30.25 ± 0.12 C

G. davidii var. formosana (GDF)

2.66 ± 0.12 A

49.42 ± 2.17 A

G. arisanensis (GA)

N. D.

N. D.

G. scabrida var. punctulata (GSP)

N. D.

N. D.

Gentian dried root 1 (DR1)

1.06 ± 0.03 B

41.17 ± 1.62 B

Gentian dried root 2 (DR2)

N. D.

9.13 ± 0.1 D

  1. aValue are means ± standard error, n = 3. Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at 5% level by LSD (least significant difference) test.
  2. N.D.: Not detectable.
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