Centaurea hyalolepis

Centaurea hyalolepis Boiss.

Asteraceae (Compositae)

  • Knapweed
  • Star-thistle (genus)
  • murrar shaffafi مرار شفافي
  • דַּרְדַּר קְרוּמִי
  • dardar qerumi

Annual

  • Batha
  • Phrygana
  • Shrub-steppes

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Medicinal Complaints / Uses

Centaurea hyalolepis Boiss.

Medicinal Complaints / Uses
System/State Traditional
Complaint/Use
Activity / Interpretation Traditional
Preparation/ Administration
Parts Used Source
Opthalmic

Eye inflammation

Anti-Infective, Anti-inflammatory

Boil flowers in water for 15 min, cool, filter & use filtrate as eye drops.

Flower Z

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