1 Scope

This document specifies the quality and safety requirements of Gentiana scabra, Gentiana manshurica, and Gentiana triflora root and rhizome.

This document applies to Gentiana scabra, Gentiana manshurica, and Gentiana triflora root and rhizome that is sold and used as natural medicines in international trade, including in Chinese materia medica, in its whole medicinal material, and in decoction pieces derived from these plants.