| Plant names |
| English |
Broad-leaved Centaury, Centaury, Common Centaury, Seaside Centaury |
| Latin |
Centaurium erythraea Rafn., Centaurium erythraea var. erythraea, Centaurium minus Moench, Centaurium umbellatum Gilib., Centaurium latifolium, Chironia Centaurium Willd., Erythraea centaurium Pers., Gentiana Centaurium L. |
| Plant parts | Aerial parts, Flower / Blossom, Flowering herb, Herb / Grass, Leaf, Stem / Stalk, Unripe fruit, Whole herb |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
abscess, Aids digestion, Antigout, Antiheartburn, Antipyretic, Arthritis, arthropathy, belch, biliary disorders, Bitter, blockages in the liver, blockages in the spleen, Blood cleanser, blood formation, cachexy, Carminative, Choleretic, cleanses the kidneys, colic, compress, constipation, Diabetes mellitus, digestive disorders, digestive disturbance, disease of the eye, disorder of metabolism, disorder of the kidneys, Dries wet eczema, emetic, enteritis, fever, fever diseases, formation of mucus, gall stone, Gallbladder complaints, gastric catarrh, General fatigue of the organism after illness, Gland stimulating, Glandular disease, good for the stomach, Hepatic, hysteria, Icterus, immune enhangement, Improves circulation, influenza, insufficient secretion of gastric juices, intestinal complaints, Liver diseases, Loss of appetite, malaria, melancholy, mild laxative, muscular rheumatism, Nerve problems, Pickmeup, Rashes, refreshing, relaxes the nervous system, ringworm, sluggish stomach, spring course, stimulate digestive secretion, sweatinducing, Tonic, weak nerves, wound healing, Wounds |
| Women's diseases |
stimulating effect on uterus |
| Homoeopathically uses |
homoeopathically use |
| Foods |
Aromatic, Brewing, culinary herb, spice in aquavit |
| Other uses |
Against lice, colouring, hair dye, magic power, Used in Bachs Flower Remedies |
| Contents |
| | Alpha-Amyrin, amarogentin, Beta-Amyrin, Beta-Sitosterol, bitter essence, caffeic acid, Centaurin, cerotic-Acid, Ceryl-Alcohol, Erythramine, essential oil, fatty acid, Ferulic-Acid, flavonoid, gentianine, gentiopicrin, Gentiopicroside, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Magnesium, mineral salt, N-Heptacosan, Oleanolic-Acid, Oleic-Acid, Palmitic acid, P-Coumaric-Acid, P-Hydroxy-Benzoic-Acid, resin, Rubber, Stearic acid, Stearin, sugar, Sweroside, Vanillic-Acid, wax |
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