Centaury

A Vogel Centaurium (Centaury) is well known to herbalists as a ‘stomach bitter’ – one of the classes of herbs with bitter taste and used to aid digestion. For these herbs, it is important to taste the bitterness – and because of this, it is better to use herbs such as Centarium as a tincture taken 5 minutes before meals.

To be considered in chronic gastric and other abdominal indurations, possibly cancer of intestinal tract, especially of stomach and Caecum. Center of action is the pylorus, causing painful contraction with duodenal distention. Depression of spirits.

Centarum umbellatum, used in our Centarum tincture, is a small plant with purple flowers. It may be available in many parts of the world but especially in Middle Europe and Asia.

The classification of the group of plants known as Centarum is still in discussion and because of this, umbellatum is sometimes also refer to as umbellatum erythrea.

Group of plants name umbellatum derived its name from the centaur Chiron, well known in Greek mythology for his skills as a nutritionist.

Food supplements should not be use as a substitute for a varies and balance diet and a healthy lifestyle.