Centaury

Centaury suggested uses include appetite loss, fever, high blood pressure, kidney stones, diabetes, indigestion/heartburn, worms, snake bite, jaundice, and freckles and spots.

There is insufficient reliable information to determine the efficacy of centaury. More studies are needed.

Centaury is available under the following different brand names: bitter clover, bitterbloom, Centaurium umbellatum, Christ's ladder, Centaurium erythraea, feverwort, and wild succory.

Dosages of Centaury:

Dosage Forms and Strengths

Suggested Dosing

• Tea
  • Steep 2-4 g in 150 mL boiling water
  • 1 cup of tea orally three times daily
• Crushed Herb
  • Liquid extract (1:1 in 25% alcohol

There are no reported side effects of centaury.

This document does not contain all possible side effects and others may occur. Check with your physician for additional information about side effects.

If your doctor has directed you to use this medication, your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor, health care provider or pharmacist first.

• Centaury has no listed severe interactions with other drugs.
• Centaury has no listed serious interactions with other drugs.
• Centaury has no listed moderate interactions with other drugs.
• Centaury has no listed mild interactions with other drugs.

Warnings

• This medication contains miconazole oral. Do not take Oravig if you are allergic to miconazole oral or any ingredients contained in this drug.

Contraindications

• No information is available

Effects of Drug Abuse

• No information is available

Short-Term Effects

• See "What Are Side Effects Associated with Using Centaury?"

Long-Term Effects

• See "What Are Side Effects Associated with Using Centaury?"

Cautions

• No information is available

Pregnancy and Lactation

Consult your physician before using centaury during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

• 2-4 g orally three times daily
• Average daily dose 6 g/day
  • 2-4 mL orally three times daily
  • Abuse potential, if any