Common Name: Centaury herb
Tincture: (1:5 @ 25%).
Purposes: (See also Disease: Signs & Symptoms)
| anorexia | In children. |
| dyspnea |
| jaundice |
Used In: (See Formulas)
Chorea Pills
Colic Capsules #1DC139
Digestion Capsules/S #1DC151
Dropsy Tea #1DC160
Epilepsy Decoction #1DC136
Fever Capsules #1DC124
Indigestion Capsules/S #1DC151
Nerve Syrup
Properties:
Stomachic
Tonic
Contraindication(s):
Constituents:
| Alkaloid | Gentianine, 0.3%. |
| Bitter glycoside | s. Including gentiopicrine, erythrocentaurin. |
| Caffeic acid |
| Cyanophoric | Possibly releasing benzaldehyde and HCN on hydrolysis. |
| Flavonoid | s. |
| Pseudotannin | s. See also Anthemis nobilis. |
| Resin | Erytaurin. |
| Volatile oil |
Materia Medica: (See Materia Medica.)
| Antacids | DIGESTIVE SYSTEM |
| Bitters | DIGESTIVE SYSTEM |
| Stomach tonics | DIGESTIVE SYSTEM |