Erythraea centaurium, European centaury - magic-plants ethnobotany

Erythraea centaurium, European centaury

Botanical names: Erythraea centaurium, Centaurium erythraea, Centaurium minus, Centaurium umbellatum, Erythraea latifolia, Centaurium latifolium, Centaurium majus, Centaurium minus, Centaurium suffruticosum, Centaurium turcicum, Erythraea boissieri		Gentianaceae
Common names English: European centaury, common centaury Spanish: centáurea menor French: petite-centaurée commune, petite-centaurée rouge, érythrée German: Echtes Tausendgüldenkraut, Kopfiges Tausendgüldenkraut
Active constituents: flavonoids, phenolic acids, secoiridoid glycosides

Erythraea centaurium, European centaury

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants

Erythraea centaurium, common centaury