How centaury is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Homonyms centaurium erythraea rafn common names echtes tausendguldenkraut in german. For the study of selffertility, individual oowers were enclosed in bags before the stigma and anthers were mature and left for some time for seed to set by selfpollination. Centaurium erythraea online atlas of the british and irish. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Fact sheets are available from department of employment, economic development and innovation.
This site uses cookies to analyze traffic and for ads measurement purposes. According to pliny, the centaur chiron used this plant to heal an arrow wound in his foot. Isolation and structural elucidation of 5formyl2,3dihydroisocoumarin from centaurium erythraea aerial parts. Bitter components support the traditional use of centaury as an appetite stimulant, although it is said to be less active than comparable. This plant is characterized by its prolific bloom of lavenderpink. Media in category centaurium erythraeathe following 175 files are in this category, out of 175 total. People dry the parts that grow above the ground and use them as medicine. Hepatoprotective activity of centaurium erythraea on acetaminopheninduced hepatotoxicity in rats. Centaurium plant growing guide centaury, mountain pink. Centaury herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. Plants profile for centaurium erythraea european centaury. Erect herb, mostly 1550 cm high, with a welldeveloped persistent basal rosette. Centaurium umbellatum, used in our centaurium tincture, is a small plant with purple flowers.
Echtes tausendguldenkraut centaurium erythraea rafn, syn erythraea centaurium l. It is in flower from june to october, and the seeds ripen from august to october. Centaurium erythraea is a annualbiennial growing to 0. Jan 05, 2018 genus erythraea is derived from the greek erythros, relating to the crimson color of the plants. Mist trickling bioreactor for centaurium erythraea rafn growth of shoots and production of secoiridoids. It is anthelmintic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, laxative and a digestive tonic, and has been used to treat anaemia, depression, gout.
Centaurium umbellatum centaurium erythraea, as depicted in 6thcentury leiden manuscript of pseudoapuleius herbarius centaurium erythraea is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names common centaury and european centaury. Centaurium erythraea extract is an extract of the herb of the centaury, centaurium erythraea functions. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The name centaurium derives from the greek kentaureion, the mythological creature with the head and torso of a man on the body of a horse. Pdf converter is a online webbased document to pdf converter software. Centaury centaurium erythraea erythraea centaurium. Chemical composition of the essential oil of centaurium erythraea rafn gentianaceae from serbia article pdf available in journal of essential oil research 214. Several species of centaury exist and among them, the centaury, scientific name erythraea centaurium, is an annual plant having a yellow hued, tough and timbered root. Centaury is a small, annual herb, native to europe and naturalized in the united states. Shoot regeneration frequency was genotype dependent, but not affected by explant ploidy level. Bioactivity of secoiridoid glycosides from centaurium erythraea. The romans called this bittertasting plant herba felis terrae, which means gall of the earth. The plant has pale green, oval leaves, a capsule fruit, and light pink to red flowers. Centaurium erythraea rafn is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus centaurium family gentianaceae.
Data source and references for centaurium erythraea european centaury from the usda plants database name search name search type enter a search name. Centaury bears light green colored leaves that are smooth and glossy with undivided borders. A biennial, rarely annual, herb of mildly acidic to calcareous, welldrained, often disturbed, soils, occurring in a wide range of habitats including chalk and limestone grassland, heathland, woodland rides and open scrub, dune grassland, quarries, spoilheaps and road verges. They are known by the common names of canchalagua, mountain pink and centaury. The stem of this variety of centaury has a square shape, is stiff, and erect. Centaurium is well known to herbalists as a stomach bitter one of the classes of herbs with bitter taste and used to aid digestion. It may be found in many parts of the world but especially in middle europe and asia. Lane cove national park in new south wales, yarra bend park and brimbank park in victoria. Convert and create pdf from various types of files like word doc, excel xls, powerpoint ppt. Descriptionthe red centaury erythraea centaurium, pers. List of references supporting the assessment of centaurium. Data source and references for centaurium erythraea european centaury from the usda plants database.
Pdf phenolic extracts of centaurium erythraea with novel. This species is especially common in native pastures and damp habitats and is present in numerous conservation areas in southern australia e. The genus formerly used to be referred to as chironia, from centaur, chiron. Centaurium genus of lowgrowing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers genus centaurium dicot. Centaurium erythraea rafn plants of the world online kew. Leaves obovate to oblongelliptic or lanceolate, glabrous.
Centaurium erythraea an overview sciencedirect topics. Centaury herb medicinal properties and centaury used in a. According to several ethnopharmacologic surveys, c. Tracheophyta magnoliopsida gentianaceae centaurium centaurium erythraea ecology a biennial, rarely annual, herb of mildly acidic to calcareous, welldrained, often disturbed, soils, occurring in a wide range of habitats including chalk and limestone grassland, heathland, woodland rides and open scrub, dune grassland, quarries. Centaurium erythraea is a plant used in traditional medicine for several cardiovascular disorders, namely hypertension, but there is no scientific evidence able to provide a molecular basis for. Populations of centaurium erythraea showed higher genetic differentiation and clear isola tion by distance ibd in mainland europe, but limited ibd in the uk. Centaurium erythraea is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the. The european medicines agency acknowledges that copies of the underlying works used to produce this monograph were provided for research only with exclusion of any commercial purpose. The benzophenone synthase from hypericum androsaemum and garcinia mangostana is substrate specific on benzoylcoa, which is rarely used as a starter substrate by pkss 36. Apni provides a link to the australian plant name index hosted by the australian national botanic gardens for comprehensive bibliographic data the avh map option provides a detailed interactive australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major australian herbaria participating in the australian virtual herbarium project. Centaurium definition of centaurium by the free dictionary.
This plant is characterized by its prolific bloom of lavenderpink flowers that appear in clusters on tall, leafy branches. Hippocrates describes centaurium, below the greek kentareion and in step with legend, chiron founder of medication used centaury to heal a wound inflicted via a poisoned. Centaurium consists of approximately forty species annuals or biennials. The impact of floral morphology on genetic differentiation in. Article information, pdf download for gastroprotective effect of small.
The romans called the bittertasting plant herba felis terrae, which means earth bile plant. You are viewing one of thousands of biographies click. The leaves are of a pale green colour, smooth and shiny, their margins undivided. The lowest leaves are broader than the others, oblong or wedgeshaped, narrowed at the base. European union herbal monograph on centaurium erythraea rafn. Unless otherwise noted the images are those of robert l. Centaurium erythraea centaury feverwort, european centaury. Centaury has been used traditionally since the 10th century, possibly even by saxon herbalists for treating fever, hence the name feverwort. Erythraea lomae gilg, repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 21617. Tausendguldenkraut centaurium erythraea vorsicht gesund.
List of references supporting the assessment of centaurium erythraea rafn. Pdf on jun 11, 2017, stoiko liliya and others published polysaccharides in centaurium erythraea rafn. Data source and references for centaurium erythraea european. The stem is erect and square reaching up to 12 inches with much branching out at the top. Centaurium erythraea may pose a threat to ground dwelling, endangered, native plants that grow in them e. Pdf chemical composition of the essential oil of centaurium. Centaurium genus plants are low growing hardy annuals that reach up to 20 cm in height. Centaurium erythraea extracts exert vascular effects. Sep, 2019 osol 1955, usda 2016, weiss 2000 synonyms are erythraea centaurium, c. Middle english, from old english centaurie, from latin centaureum, from greek kentaureion, from kentauros, centaur from the legend. Gentianaceae synonyms gentaurium minus moench,g45 c. Centaurium erythraea rafn is an accepted species name sensu fna ed. European centaury herbal medicine an annual or biennial that contains alkaloids, bitter principles, glycosides and triterpenes. Data source and references for centaurium erythraea.
Centaurium erythraea online atlas of the british and. Common centaury centaurium erythraea is a significant environmental weed in victoria and western australia. Genus erythraea is derived from the greek erythros, relating to the crimson color of the plants. For these herbs, it is important to taste the bitterness and because of this, it is better to use herbs such as centaurium as a tincture taken 5 minutes before meals. Using the same method the amount of seed set by open pollination in the greenhouse was determined.
How to grow centaurium plants in your garden gardeners hq guide to growing centaury, mountain pink, and canchalagua. Centaurium erythraea rafn centaury plant encyclopaedia. Phenolic extracts of centaurium erythraea with novel antiradical, antibacterial and antileishmanial activities article pdf available in asian pacific journal of tropical disease 77. Centaurium erythraea is a biannual herbaceous plant with basal rosette of leaves and clusters of 5petaled pink flowers. An illustrated flora of the northern united states, canada and the british possessions. There are about 14 species of centaurium in europe but there is disagreement over their identification and infraspecific hybrids occur which are also interfertile so the identity of local. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in centaury. Pharmaceutical comment there is little published information specifically concerning c. Centaurium erythraea definition of centaurium erythraea.
This native plant is widely distributed in the mediterranean region,whereit is one of themost widely used in traditionalmedicine. Centaury herb in europe, where the centaurium erythraea is indigenous, dried centaury herb is made into a decoction or tea and drunk as a tonic. Pliny wrote that the centaur chiron used this plant to heal an arrow wound in his foot. Centaury is used for loss of appetite and upset stomach. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Centaurium genus plants are low growing hardy annuals that reach up to 20 cm in height they are known by the common names of canchalagua, mountain pink and centaury they flower in the summer with red of pink flowers and make ideal species for rockeries or for growing in. It thrives in boggy meadows as well as in dry dunes. Centaury definition of centaury by the free dictionary. Media in category centaurium erythraea the following 175 files are in this category, out of 175 total. Centaurium erythraea rafn database of vascular plants of.
This species is accepted, and its native range is azores, morocco, europe to sw. Gastroprotective effect of small centaury centaurium erythraea l. Micropropagation of common centaury centaurium erythraea rafn. Names of centaury in various languages of the world are also given. Centaurium minus moench, methodus plantas horti botanici et agri marburgensis. Centaurium synonyms, centaurium pronunciation, centaurium translation, english dictionary definition of centaurium. Centaurium erythraea definition of centaurium erythraea by.
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