Nutritional Supplement
Centaury
Digestive Support
Indigestion, Heartburn, and Low Stomach Acidity
Centaury acts as a digestive stimulant and may be helpful for indigestion.Indigestion, Heartburn, and Low Stomach AcidityBitter herbs are thought to stimulate digestive function by increasing saliva production and promoting both stomach acid and digestive enzyme production.4 As a result, they are particularly used when there is low stomach acid but not in heartburn (where too much stomach acid could initially exacerbate the situation). These herbs literally taste bitter. Some examples of bitter herbs include greater celandine, wormwood, gentian,dandelion, blessed thistle, yarrow, devil’s claw, bitter orange, bitter melon, juniper, andrographis, prickly ash, and centaury.5. Bitters are generally taken either by mixing 1–3 ml tincture into water and sipping slowly 10–30 minutes before eating, or by making tea, which is also sipped slowly before eating.
Traditional Use (May Not Be Supported by Scientific Studies)
Centaury is one of the mainstays of European folk herbalism as a tonic for the digestive tract.6 It was also used as a general tonic for people who had fevers.