1970. Centaury, American

Nomenclature

Rose-pink; bitter-bloom; square-stem rose-gentian.

Description and references

Dried flowering plant of Sabatia angularis (L.) Pursh, Gentianaceae. Habit. Florida to Louisiana and Oklahoma, northern to southeastern New York; southern Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri. Constit. Gentiopicrin, amarogentin, gentisin: Korte, Ber. 87, 1357 (1954); 88, 704 (1955). Prepn of sedative extracts: Huneker, Am. J. Pharm. 43, 207 (1871).

Therapeutic Category

Bitter tonic.