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Centaurium erythraea
Herbe délicate des prairies européennes avec des propriétés amères intenses, utilisée depuis l’Antiquité grecque comme tonique digestif et herbe fébrile, nommée d’après le centaure Chiron.
European centaury (Centaurium erythraea) is a delicate meadow herb with a long history of use as a digestive bitter and antipyretic, dating back to ancient Greece. Its primary modern applications include stimulating appetite and digestion via bitter receptor activation, as well as supporting liver function through choleretic and anti-inflammatory actions. Key active compounds include the secoiridoid glycosides swertiamarin and gentiopicrin, along with xanthones and flavonoids that contribute to its therapeutic profile.
The bitter principles (swertiamarin, gentiopicrin) activate TAS2R bitter taste receptors on the tongue and in the gut, triggering a vagal reflex that increases gastric acid secretion, bile flow, and digestive enzyme release. Additionally, swertiamarin has demonstrated hepatoprotective effects by modulating NF-κB and Nrf2 pathways, reducing oxidative stress and inflammation. Xanthones and flavonoids contribute to anti-inflammatory and antipyretic actions via COX-2 inhibition and cytokine modulation.
Herbe délicate des prairies européennes avec des propriétés amères intenses, utilisée depuis l’Antiquité grecque comme tonique digestif et herbe fébrile, nommée d’après le centaure Chiron.
European centaury (Centaurium erythraea) is a delicate meadow herb with a long history of use as a digestive bitter and antipyretic, dating back to ancient Greece. Its primary modern applications include stimulating appetite and digestion via bitter receptor activation, as well as supporting liver function through choleretic and anti-inflammatory actions. Key active compounds include the secoiridoid glycosides swertiamarin and gentiopicrin, along with xanthones and flavonoids that contribute to its therapeutic profile.
The bitter principles (swertiamarin, gentiopicrin) activate TAS2R bitter taste receptors on the tongue and in the gut, triggering a vagal reflex that increases gastric acid secretion, bile flow, and digestive enzyme release. Additionally, swertiamarin has demonstrated hepatoprotective effects by modulating NF-κB and Nrf2 pathways, reducing oxidative stress and inflammation. Xanthones and flavonoids contribute to anti-inflammatory and antipyretic actions via COX-2 inhibition and cytokine modulation.