Centauri minus, Centaury the less
Centaurea, Febrifuga, Fel Terra, Libadion (Pliny), Leptophyllum (Theophrastus)
Seigar (Arabic)
Seigar (Arabic)
Mesuae Opera, 1570
Kohler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
Botanical name:
Centaurium erythraea
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cold (said to be Warm), dry. Bitter
gently binding, cleansing, opening
Classifications:
2A APERIENT. 2B ATTENUATER. 2F. PURIFYING. 2G. CLEANSING. 2N. REPELLENT. 2S. STRENGTHENING. 2T. GLUTINATE
3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3M. ARTHRITIC
4g. HEPATIC. 4k. ARTHRITIC
Centaurium erythraea
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cold (said to be Warm), dry. Bitter
gently binding, cleansing, opening
Classifications:
2A APERIENT. 2B ATTENUATER. 2F. PURIFYING. 2G. CLEANSING. 2N. REPELLENT. 2S. STRENGTHENING. 2T. GLUTINATE
3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3M. ARTHRITIC
4g. HEPATIC. 4k. ARTHRITIC
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Opens the Spleen and Liver;
-purges Phlegm and Bile from Liver
2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Influenza
-Fevers
3. Promotes Digestion:
-poor appetite, indigestion, heartburn, colic, mild constipation
4. Strengthens Sinews and Joints:
-chronic joint Pain, Sciatica, Rheumatism
5. Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation:
-Amenorrhea
6. Kills Worms:
-Tapeworm
7. Externally:
-good for Wounds; old Ulcers and Sores;
-juice or decoction as a wash to cleanse the skin; Freckles
-wash for 'spreading Scabs of the Head'. (Culpeper)
Dose:
Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Poor digestion: combine Centaury with ... available in PRO version
2. To promote appetite:
i. Centaury with ... available in PRO version
ii. Centaury with ... available in PRO version
3. Gastrointestinal Ulcers, combine Centaury with ... available in PRO version
4. To clear Heat and Damp and open obstructions, Centaury with ... available in PRO version
5. To make Purging Bitter Decoction, Centaury ... available in PRO version
6. Bitter Tincture, to stimulate appetite and digestion and open the Liver: combine Centaury with ... available in PRO version
7. Jaundice, Centaury with ... available in PRO version
8. Hepatitis, Centaury with ... available in PRO version
9. Fever, combine Centaury with ... available in PRO version
10. Boils, Abscesses, Centaury with ... available in PRO version
11. Rabies, Centaury with ... available in PRO version
12. Catarrh, combine Centaury with ... available in PRO version
13. Anemia (from Liver congestion) Centaury with ... available in PRO version
14. Chlorosis, Amenorrhea, Centaury with ... available in PRO version
15. Vertigo, Centaury with ... available in PRO version
16. Arthritis, Joint diseases:
i. Centaury with ... available in PRO version
ii. Centaury with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas
Bitter Decoction
Aromatic Bitter Decoction
Decoction for Boils and Abscess
Electuary of Centaury (Zenon)
Antidote of Seven Things (Paulus Aegineta)
Powder for Gout of the Duke of Portland
Cautions:
Generally Safe.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water, Extract of the Juice, Salt of the Ashes
Generally Safe.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water, Extract of the Juice, Salt of the Ashes