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This is another magnificent medicinal plant worth growing acres of but which can be very
difficult to grow. In the wild it grows in the Alps, preferring well-drained but moist,
alkaline soil and a cool climate. It is an intensely bitter tonic herb that stimulates
the digestive system and is used in gentian brandy, angostura bitters etc. This was also
used to flavor the bitter soft drink Moxie, and it inspired a new word in the American
vocabulary, i.e., someone was said to have moxie.
– Deni Bown, Promising Plants Presentation, 2003
 Gentia lutea
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