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Activities (Centaury) — Antiedemic (1; CAN); Antiinflammatory (1; PHR); Antimalarial (1;
CAN); Antipyretic (1; CAN; PHR; PH2); Bitter (1; CAN; HHB; PHR); Secretagogue (1; PHR;
PH2); Sedative (f; CAN); Sialagogue (1; PHR; PH2); Stomachic (f; CAN); Tonic (f; PNC).
Indications (Centaury) — Adenopathy (f; JLH); Anemia (f; HHB); Anorexia (2; CAN; KOM; PH2);
Cancer (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, ear (f; JLH); Cancer, face (f; JLH); Cancer, lip (f;
JLH); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Cancer, tongue (f;
JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Cholecystosis (f; HHB; PNC); Diabetes (f; PHR; PH2); Dropsy (f;
HHB); Dysmenorrhea (f; HHB); Dyspepsia (2; CAN; KOM; PH2); Fever (1; CAN; HHB; PHR;
PH2); Fibroid (f; JLH); Gastrosis (1; JLH; PH2); Gout (f; HHB); Hepatosis (f; JLH; PNC); High
Blood Pressure (f; PHR; PH2); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (1; PHR; PH2); Insomnia (f; CAN);
Jaundice (f; HHB); Kidney Stone (f; PHR; PH2); Malaria (1; CAN); Mastosis (f; JLH); Nervousness
(f; CAN); Neuralgia (f; HHB); Otosis (f; JLH); Pain (f; HHB); Parotosis (f; JLH); Sclerosis (f; JLH);
Scrofula (f; HHB); Splenosis (f; JLH); Stomachache (f; HHB); Swelling (1; CAN); Tonsilosis (f;
JLH); Uterosis (f; HHB); Wart (f; JLH); Worm (f; PHR; PH2); Wound (f; PH2).
Dosages (Centaury) — 2–4 g herb as tea 3 ×/day (CAN); 1 g/cup tea (HHB); 1–2 g single dose;
3–6 g/day (HHB); 6 g/day (KOM); 2–4 ml (1:1 in 25% alcohol) 3 ×/day (CAN, PNC); 1–2 g
extract (KOM; PHR).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Centaury) — Class 1, 2b (AHP; CAN). “In
view of the lack of toxicity data, use of centaury during pregnancy and lactation is best avoided
... excessive use should be avoided” (CAN). Sources report contraindication of GI ulcer (AEH;
PHR). None reported (PIP).
CHAFF-FLOWER (Achyranthes aspera L.) ++Activities (Chaff-Flower) — Abortifacient (1; DEP; SKJ; WO2; ZUL); Alterative (f; MPI); Ana-
leptic (1; ZUL); Antibacterial (1; MPI); Antifertility (1; DAA; ZUL); Antiimplantation (1; ZUL);
Antiperspirant (f; WO2); Antipyretic (1; ZUL); Antisecretory (1; ZUL); Antiseptic (1; WO2; ZUL);
Antispasmodic (f; DAA); Antiviral (f; WO3); Astringent (f; DEP; SUW); Cardiodepressant (1;
ZUL); Cardiotonic (1; ZUL); Contraceptive (1; ZUL); Digestive (f; ZUL); Diuretic (1; DAA; DEP;
MPI; SUW; ZUL); Emetic (f; SKJ); Emmenagogue (f; WO2); Estrogenic (1; ZUL); Fungicide (f;
WO3); Hemostat (f; WO2); Hypertensive (1; MPI); Hypoglycemic (1; MPI; ZUL); Hypotensive
(1; MPI; ZUL); Laxative (1; ZUL; SUW); Myocontractant (1; MPI; ZUL); Respiradepressant (1;
MPI); Respirastimulant (1; MPI); Spasmogenic (1; MPI; ZUL); Tonic (1; ZUL); Tranquilizer (f;
WO3); Uterotonic (1; WO3); Vasodilator (1; ZUL).
Indications (Chaff-Flower) — Abscess (f; ZUL); Adenopathy (f; ZUL); Anasarca (f; DEP; KAP);
Ascites (f; DEP); Atrophy (f; SKJ); Bacteria (1; HH2; MPI; WO2); Biliousness (f; WO2); Bite (f;
SUW); Bladder Stone (f; WO2); Bleeding (f; DAA; WO2; ZUL); Boil (f; DEP; SUW; ZUL);
Bronchosis (f; MPI; ZUL); Bug Bite (f; ZUL); Cachexia (f; SKJ); Cancer (f; WO2); Caries (f;
SKJ); Chest Ache (f; ZUL); Childbirth (f; DAA; ZUL); Chill (f; ZUL); Colic (f; SUW); Constipation
(f; ZUL); Corneal Opacity (f; WO2; ZUL); Cough (f; ZUL); Cramp (f; DAA; ZUL); Dermatosis
(f; DEP; SUW; ZUL); Diarrhea (1; WO3; ZUL); Dropsy (f; DEP; SUW; ZUL); Dysentery (f; DEP;
WO2; ZUL); Enterosis (f; SKJ; ZUL); Escherichia (1; HH2; WO2); Fever (1; SKJ; ZUL); Fistula
(f; WO3); Fungus (1; WO3); Gastrosis (f; WO2; ZUL); Gonorrhea (f; WO2); Headache (f; ZUL);
Hemorrhoid (f; DEP; SUW; WO2); Hepatosis (1; WO3); High Blood Pressure (1; MPI; ZUL);
Hyperglycemia (1; MPI; ZUL); Infection (1; WO3; ZUL); Inflammation (f; ZUL); Jaundice (f;
ZUL); Leprosy (1; MPI; SKJ; ZUL); Leukoderma (f; SKJ); Low Blood Pressure (1; MPI); Malaria
(f; DEP; SKJ); Menorrhagia (f; WO2; ZUL); Mycosis (1; WO3); Nephrosis (f; WO2; ZUL);
Nervousness (f; WO3); Odontosis (f; WO3); Ophthalmia (f; WO2); Pain (f; ZUL); Pleurodynia (f;
DEP); Pneumonia (f; WO2); Pulmonosis (f; ZUL); Rabies (f; DEP; SKJ); Rheumatism (f; SKJ);