Steinmetz:Centaurea

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Centaurea calcitrapa

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Leguminosae
English Names
  • Common Star Thistle
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Centaureae calcitrapae
  • Flores Centaureae, calcitrapae
  • Radix Centaureae calcitrapae
Constituent(s)
  • calcitrapin
  • centaurin = cnicin (bitter principles)
  • gum
  • resin
  • potash
  • calcitrapic acid
Action
  • leaf
  • flower: febrifuge; root: diuretic; used for the same purposes as Silybum marianum



Centaurea centaurium

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Gentianaceae
English Names
  • Large Centaury
  • Greater Knapweed
Natural Habitat
  • Southern Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Centaurii majoris
Action
  • bitter stomachic



Centaurea cyanus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Cornflower (in Scotland: Blue Bonnet)
  • Blue Bottle
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (mainly in corn fields
  • especially Balkans)
Part(s) Used
  • Flores Cyani
Constituent(s)
  • tannin
  • cyanin (blue colouring matter)
  • bitter principle
  • potash salts
  • cichorigenin
  • resin
  • mucilage
Action
  • diuretic
  • emmenagogue
  • tonic
  • pectoral
  • stimulant
  • astringent
  • febrifuge; used as a collyrium



Centaurea jacea

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Harsh Knapweed
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Centaurii jaceae
Constituent(s)
  • centaurin (bitter principle)
  • carotin
  • fatty matter
  • potash
  • magnesium
  • phosphoric acid
Action
  • tonic
  • vulnerary
  • stomachic
  • febrifuge
  • diuretic



Centaurea montana

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Mountain-Centaury
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (in the mountains)
Part(s) Used
  • Flores Centaureae montanae
Constituent(s)
  • cyanhydric acid
Action
  • used for the same purposes as Centaurea Cyanus



Centaurea nigra

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Black Knapweed
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Centaurii nigrae
Action
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • tonic



Centaurea scabiosa

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Greater Knapweed
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Centaurii scabiosae
Action
  • tonic
  • vulnerary



Centaurea solstitialis

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Yellow Star Thistle
Natural Habitat
  • Europe
  • Rumania
  • Southern Russia
Constituent(s)
  • centaurin
  • calcitrapic acid (amorphous bitter matter)
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