Yellow gentian

Among the gentian species the yellow gentian is the most often used: its roots have tonic, digestives and depurative properties... It must not be confused with the white hellebore which is very similar before flowering but which is extremely toxic. The distinction between them is very easy to make, the leaves of the gentian are positioned opposite each other while on the white hellebore they create a spiral. You can find the gentian in abundance in the pastures at high altitude and it is consumed by the sheep and the cows.