| Centaurea americana Nutt. American Star Thistle USDA CEAM2 |
Kiowa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves applied to skin sores. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
| Centaurea melitensis L. Maltese Star Thistle USDA CEME2 |
Mahuna Drug, Kidney Aid Plant used for the kidneys. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 69 |
| Centaurea sp. Batchelor Buttons |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Bruised leaves used as a salve for sores. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 33 |