Identification

Namecentaury herb
IUPACcentaurium umbellatum gilib.
CAS Number977052-77-9
FDA UNIISearch
CoE Number118

Regulatory

FDA Mainterm (SATF)977052-77-9 ; CENTAURY (CENTAURIUM UMBELLATUM GILIB.)
FDA RegulationFDA PART 172 -- FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Physical Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No

No sensory data available

Safety Information

Oral/Parenteral ToxicityNot determined
Dermal ToxicityNot determined
Inhalation ToxicityNot determined

GHS Classification

['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']

Safety in Use

Categoryspices, other natural seasonings and flavorings
Recommendation for centaury herb usage levels up tonot for fragrance use.
Recommendation for centaury herb flavor usage levels up tonot for flavor use.

No supplier data available

Potential Uses

None Found

Natural Occurrence

centaurium umbellatum

Synonyms

centaurium erythraea herb centaurium minus herb centaurium minus subsp. austriacum herb centaurium umbellatum herb centaurium umbellatum subsp. austriacum herb erythraea capitata herb erythraea lomae herb erythroea centaurium herb gentiana centaurium herb centaurium littorale herb PubMed: Efficacy and safety of the phytotherapeutic drug Canephron® N in prevention and treatment of urogenital and gestational disease: review of clinical experience in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. PubMed: THE CONTRIBUTION OF MATING SYSTEM VARIATION TO REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN TWO CLOSELY RELATED CENTAURIUM SPECIES (GENTIANACEAE) WITH A GENERALIZED FLOWER MORPHOLOGY. PubMed: Centauries as underestimated food additives: antioxidant and antimicrobial potential. PubMed: Metal contents in Centaurium erythraea and its biometry at various levels of environmental pollution. PubMed: Volatile organic compounds from Centaurium erythraea Rafn (Croatia) and the antimicrobial potential of its essential oil. PubMed: Importance of autonomous selfing is inversely related to population size and pollinator availability in a monocarpic plant. PubMed: Gastroprotective effect of small centaury (Centaurium erythraea L) on aspirin-induced gastric damage in rats. PubMed: Variation in the functioning of autonomous self-pollination, pollinator services and floral traits in three Centaurium species. PubMed: Treatment of high fat diet induced type 2 diabetes in C57BL/6J mice by two medicinal plants used in traditional treatment of diabetes in the east of Algeria. PubMed: Analysis of iridoids, secoiridoids and xanthones in Centaurium erythraea, Frasera caroliniensis and Gentiana lutea using LC-MS and RP-HPLC. PubMed: In vitro antimicrobial activity of Brazilian medicinal plant extracts against pathogenic microorganisms of interest to dentistry. PubMed: Acute and sub-chronic toxicity of a lyophilised aqueous extract of Centaurium erythraea in rodents. PubMed: Prevention of type 2 diabetes induced by high fat diet in the C57BL/6J mouse by two medicinal plants used in traditional treatment of diabetes in the east of Algeria. PubMed: Pollen dispersal and genetic variation in an early-successional forest herb in a peri-urban forest. PubMed: Spontaneous plant regeneration and production of secondary metabolites from hairy root cultures of Centaurium erythraea Rafn. PubMed: Purification, cDNA cloning and functional expression of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase from Centaurium erythraea cell cultures. PubMed: Ethnophytotherapeutical research in the high Molise region (Central-Southern Italy). PubMed: Insecticidal effects of extracts of seven plant species on larval development, alpha-amylase activity and offspring production of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). PubMed: Genetic transformation of Centaurium erythraea Rafn by Agrobacterium rhizogenes and the production of secoiridoids. PubMed: Mist trickling bioreactor for Centaurium erythraea Rafn growth of shoots and production of secoiridoids. PubMed: Hepatoprotective activity of Centaurium erythraea on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. PubMed: Isolation and structural elucidation of 5-formyl-2,3-dihydroisocoumarin from Centaurium erythraea aerial parts. PubMed: Hydroxyl radical and hypochlorous acid scavenging activity of small centaury (Centaurium erythraea) infusion. A comparative study with green tea (Camellia sinensis). PubMed: Bioactivity of secoiridoid glycosides from Centaurium erythraea. PubMed: Bioactivity of gentiopicroside from the aerial parts of Centaurium erythraea. PubMed: Screening seeds of Scottish plants for antibacterial activity. PubMed: Xanthones and secoiridoids from hairy root cultures of Centaurium erythraea and C. pulchellum. PubMed: Methoxylated xanthones in the quality control of small centaury (Centaurium erythraea) flowering tops. PubMed: Antioxidant activity of Centaurium erythraea infusion evidenced by its superoxide radical scavenging and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity. PubMed: Cinnamic acid is a precursor of benzoic acids in cell cultures of Hypericum androsaemum L. but not in cell cultures of Centaurium erythraea RAFN. PubMed: Experimental diuretic effects of Rosmarinus officinalis and Centaurium erythraea. PubMed: 3-Hydroxybenzoate:coenzyme A ligase from cell cultures of Centaurium erythraea: isolation and characterization. PubMed: Xanthone 6-hydroxylase from cell cultures of Centaurium erythraea RAFN and Hypericum androsaemium L. PubMed: Alternative pathways of xanthone biosynthesis in cell cultures of Hypericum androsaemum L. PubMed: 3-Hydroxybenzoate:coenzyme A ligase and 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase from cultured cells of Centaurium erythraea. PubMed: Polymethoxylated xanthones from the herb of Centaurium erythraea with strong antimutagenic properties in Salmonella typhimurium. PubMed: Benzophenone synthase from cultured cells of Centaurium erythraea. PubMed: Monohydroxy- and 2,5-Dihydroxy Terephthalic Acids, Two Unusual Phenolics Isolated from Centaurium erythraea and Identified in Other Gentianaceae Members. PubMed: Secoiridoids and xanthones in the genus Centaurium.