CENTAURO MAYOR
centaurea centaurum
CENTAURO MAYOR
centaurea centaurum
Family
: Composed.
Description herbaceous plant bearing
spindle
root, thick and white. The stem is erect, branched, with leaves alternate pinnatifida, mono or biaserradas, petiolated, green. The flowers are tubulosas and gather in large globoid heads of
purple
. The fruit is
a
flattened achene, with Vilan
brown
. It is not very abundant in
meadows
and hills. Prefers deep soils; is harvested in October.
Used parts:
The Roots.
Centaurina chemical compounds, fitosterina, inulin, resin, tannin,
a
bitter
substance.
Properties:
Tonic, colagoga, béquica.
How to use:
Infusion, syrup, enolito, tincture.
Note:
The largest
CENTÁUREA
used in the preparation of homemade liqueurs
bitter
and external use, in decoction, as astringent in the skin or wounds, which is developing
a
remedial action. The distillation of the leaves distilled water provides useful in ocular inflammation if used in the form of bath eyes. In some regions, the tender shoots are consumed in salads in order to obtain
a
tonic and digestive. The concentrated decoction is used as
a
mouthwash in oral thrush.
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