Re: Centaury kills worms!

im gonna get some!

Beneficial Uses:

Centaury is considered wonderful tonic with many applications. It is a digestive aid that stimulates gastric secretions and is an aromatic stomachic that is used to strengthen stomach function and treat gastrointestinal disturbances. Its intensely bitter principle greatly helps to relieve dyspepsia, languid digestion and indigestion with heartburn after eating, flatulence pains in the intestines and stomach, bloating from excess gas, constipation and colic. (It is wise to take Centaury prior to eating to offset or relieve digestive complaints.)

Further supporting its digestive qualities, Centaury helps to improve the appetite and has been recommended to help strengthen the digestive system and appetite during a slow convalescence. It is also believed to be helpful in cases of anorexia and other situations involving poor appetite.

Centaury is considered a cholagogue or agent that will stimulate bile production and flow from the gallbladder and works as a tonic to strengthen both the liver and gallbladder, easing such complaints as jaundice and hepatitis. It also helps to remove toxins from the liver and gallbladder and thus purify the blood. The stimulation of bile also facilitates the digestion of foods.

As a diaphoretic, Centaury is said to stimulate perspiration; and as such, the herb will help to cool the body, lower fevers and help expel toxins from the body through the skin. The herb is said to be good for intermittent fevers and other feverish illnesses and was once used to treat malaria.

Centaury is also believed to strengthen kidney function and is thought to be beneficial in controlling the bladders of elderly people and others with bedwetting and urinary control problems.

Centaury has been used to expel worms from the intestines, and when used externally, it is thought to have antiseptic properties that destroy body vermin and lice. External use also includes treating dandruff and skin blemishes and as an application to heal wounds and sores.