Information on Centaury
| Latin Name |
| Centaurium erythraea |
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| Other Names |
| Lesser centaury |
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| Affects |
| Digestive system, Liver |
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| Herb Forms |
| Tincture, bulk herb, powder. |
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| Dosages |
| Tincture: 1/2 teaspoon before meals, diluted |
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| Botanical Information |
| An annual herb in the Gentian family with small pink flowers on upright stems branching near the top with opposite leaves. |
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| Description |
Centaury stimulates the flow of gastric secretions, thereby stimulating the appetite, relieving dyspepsia and flatulence, and improving digestive function. For this bitter herb to be truly effective, it needs to be taken consistently over a long period of time. Centaury has also been used traditionally for liver and gallbladder complaints and gastritis.
Centaury has a taste of BITTER and a temperature of COOL. |
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| References |
| Blumenthal, Mark et al. 1998. The Complete Commission E Monographs. Austin: American Botanical Council.
Newall, C. et al.. 1996. Herbal Medicines: A Guide for Health-care Professionals. London: The Pharmaceutical Press.
Leung, A. and S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients. New York: J. Wiley & Sons.
McGuffin, M. et al. 1997. Botanical Safety Handbook. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Felter, H.W. and J.U. Lloyd. 1983. (1898). King's Dispensatory. Portland, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications.
Weiss, R. 1988. Herbal Medicine. Beaconsfield, England: Beaconsfield Publishers.
Wren, R.C. 1988. Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs. Essex: C.W. Daniel Co. Ltd.
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Ailments treated by Centaury
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