Centaurium erythraea is a species of beautiful flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names common centaury with erect stems ranging from 10–50cm arise from a basal rosette of smooth, oval, greyish-green leaves & bear opposite, narrow, smooth stem leaves with three veins.
Small, tubular, pink beautiful flowers with five petals occur in summer in a cool branched inflorescence at the top of its stem.
It can been used as an herbal medicine to kill worms, to treat dropsy, as a sedative, to treat snakebite & other wounds, which is topically for freckles & spots.
It’s reputed to be an aromatic bitter & tonic for treating GI complaints such as bloating, dyspepsia, flatulence & anorexia.
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