Centaury umbrella

Centaury umbrella

 Centaury umbrella:
Description. Perennial herb. Stem erect, four-sided. Sessile leaves are opposite, oblong-lanceolate, with three to five longitudinal ribs. The flowers are small, bright pink, clustered in corymbose panicle. Calyx lobed to five linear, pointed lobes. Corolla fused, five stamens bipartite stigma. Fruit - a cylindrical capsule. Plant height 15-40 cm
Flowering time. June-August.
Habitat. For shrubs, forest glades, on the edges of woods, meadows, along river banks.
The applied part. The upper part of stem with leaves and flowers.
Collection time. July-August (during flowering).
Centaury umbrella:
Chemical composition. Centaury herb contains bitter glycosides, alkaloids, organic acids (oleanovaya, ascorbic, traces of nicotine), essential oils, resins, tannins, waxes, flavonoids.
 Centaury umbrella: Action. Choleretic, carminative, antihelminthic, "blood-purifying", antiseptic, wound healing, restorative, antipyretic. Normalizes the secretory activity of the gastrointestinal tract, stimulates appetite, stimulates peri-yl weave the stomach and intestines, improves digestion, improves circulation, restores power after a severe illness.
Centaury umbrella: Application. In the gastro-intestinal diseases, liver disease, kidney disease, anemia (anemia), malaria, fevers, and various skin diseases (externally broth), heartburn, pancreatitis (pancreas disease), diabetes mellitus. In gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcers - apply a mixture of herbs.
Method of application.
1. 1 tablespoon herb centaury to 1 cup of boiling water, 3 hours in a thermos. Drink 1 / 3 cup 3 times a day for 30 minutes. before eating.
2. 1 teaspoon dried herbs in 2 cups boiling water, 30 min. sweeten to taste. Drink 1 / 2 cup 3 times a day for 30 minutes. before eating.