{"id":"u4owkya","internal_id":"f37cd450-37eb-4ce2-af4a-ca0eb02645a8","links":{"img_thumbnail":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/downloads/deriv/gqgrilh/thumb_large_2X?disposition=inline","html_self":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/u4owkya"},"title":"Arctic Gentian (Gentiana frigida) postage stamp, Romania","additional_title":[],"format":["image"],"genre":["Postage stamps"],"medium":[],"extent":["2.8 cm W x 3.9 cm H"],"language":["Romanian"],"provenance":"","subject":["Postage stamps","Medicinal plants","Botanical illustration","Gentians"],"department":"Archives","series_arrangement":[],"rights":"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/","rights_holder":"","digitization_funder":"","file_creator":"Auerbach, Jahna","description":"1961 Romanian postage stamp of Gentiana frigida (Arctic Gentian). Arctic Gentian is used in traditional medicine, particularly in Himalayan regions, to treat digestive disorders, jaundice, and fever. Known for its intensely bitter compounds, it acts as a stomachic to increase appetite, reduce bloating, and support liver and gallbladder function. ","description_html":"<p>1961 Romanian postage stamp of Gentiana frigida (Arctic Gentian). Arctic Gentian is used in traditional medicine, particularly in Himalayan regions, to treat digestive disorders, jaundice, and fever. Known for its intensely bitter compounds, it acts as a stomachic to increase appetite, reduce bloating, and support liver and gallbladder function. </p>","published_at":"2026-04-14T15:43:57Z","updated_at":"2026-04-14T15:43:57Z","creator":[],"date_of_work":[{"start":"1961","start_qualifier":"","finish":"","finish_qualifier":"","note":"","formatted":"1961"}],"place":[{"category":"place_of_creation","value":"Romania"}],"inscription":[],"related_link":[],"additional_credit":[],"physical_container":{"box":"5","folder":"","volume":"","part":"","page":"","shelfmark":"","reel":"","formatted":"Box 5"}}