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Centaury

Centaury is an annual or biennial plant found all over Europe in damp meadows, forest clearings, and sandy soils. The stem is 6 to 18 inches high, quadrangular to hexagonal, hollow when older, and branched near the top. The basal leaves are ovate and grow in a rosette; the stem leaves are opposite, sessile, and ovate-oblong. The rose-red, funnel-shaped flowers grow in cymes from June to September.

	5 lb	10 lb	25lb
Centaury c/s	@ $14.93/lb	@ $13.44/lb	@ $12.10/lb
Centaury Powder	@ $14.77/lb	@ $13.22/lb	@ $11.66/lb

Properties/Uses - Appetizer, cholagogue, diaphoretic, digestive, emetic, febifuge, tonic. Centaury is one of the traditional panaceas, having been recommended and used for practically everything except diarrhea. It stimulates the activity of the salivary, stomach, and intestinal glands, thereby relieving constipation and gas and promoting proper digestion. This activity probably accounts for many of its other beneficial effects. The tea is commonly taken for heartburn, colic, suppressed menstruation, and anemia. Taken over a long period, it tends to help in taking off weight. A strong decoction is said to be emetic, a strong infusion diaphoretic, and a light infusion tonic. In general, use it much like yellow gentian. It is particularly recommended for people who lead sedentary lives and who don’t get much outdoor exercise.

Botanical Name - Centaurium erythraca

Part Used - Herb

Common Names/Synonyms - Bitter Herb, Common Centaury, Lesser Centaury, European Centaury.

Cautions - No side effects or contraindications with normal use.

Centaury in smaller sizes


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