CENTAUREA
centaurea jacea
CENTAUREA
centaurea jacea
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Family
: Composed.
Description:
herbaceous plant with root axonomorfa. Stem erect, branched, slightly pubescent. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, winding, petiolated or
sessile
depending on the level of integration. Cabezuela solitary apical with
purple
flowers, rarely white. Involved with overlapping bracts. The result is an achene white. This plant grows spontaneously in the field, preferably in uncultivated places, rubble and along roads. It measures 60 cm on average. Is harvested in late
summer
.
Used parts:
The root.
Compounds:
Centaurina chemical dye,
potassium
,
magnesium
, tannin, mucilages.
Properties:
Bitter
Tonic,
stomach
, diuretic, antitérmica.
How to use:
Infusion, enolito, dyeing, fluid extract, powder, distilled water.
Note:
This species is also used as
a
digestive and
now
to reduce the heat produced by the children's fevers. The centaurina is
a
very effective tonic advantageous in difficult digestions. Distilled water is used, like the
cornflower
, such as eye drops,
conjunctivitis
.
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