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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A neutral, bitter, glucoside-like body, C9H14O5, formed in Centaurion Centaurium (Erythræa Centaurium of Persoon).
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Chemically the herb contains erythrocentaurin -- a bitter principle of compound character, -- together with the usual herbal constituents, but with scarcely any tannin.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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