Calumba Jateorhiza vs Centaurium Minus Herb

Side-by-side comparison of medicinal herbs

Herb

Calumba Jateorhiza

Jateorhiza calumba

Digestive

Centaurium erythraea subsp. majus

Digestive

Calumba Jateorhiza

❌ Not recommended in pregnancy

❌ Not recommended while nursing

Centaurium Minus Herb

❌ Not recommended in pregnancy

❌ Not recommended while nursing

Description

East African root used as digestive bitter tonic and anti-fever remedy throughout the region.

Smaller centaury species with similar bitter constituents used in folk medicine for the same digestive conditions.

Active Compounds

columbamine, jateorhizine, palmatine, columbin, chasmanthin

swertiamarin, gentiopicrin, xanthones, flavonoids

Traditional Uses

Tanzanian bitter tonic, East African digestive, anti-malarial traditional

digestive bitter tonic in European folk medicine, treatment of appetite loss, liver support remedy

Modern Uses

digestive bitter, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, appetite stimulant

digestive bitter, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory

Adult Dosage

0.5-2g root as tea or 1-2ml tincture daily

1-3g dried herb as tea or 2ml tincture before meals

Contraindications

pregnancy, peptic ulcers, inflammatory bowel

peptic ulcers, pregnancy

Side Effects

nausea in excess, GI irritation

nausea

Drug Interactions

0 known interactions

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Sources: WHO Monographs · NCCIH · PubMed · Commission E