Steinmetz:Chelidonium

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Chelidonium majus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Papaveraceae
English Names
  • Greater Celandine
  • Swallowwort
Natural Habitat
  • North and Central Europe
  • Mediterranean countries
  • temperate parts of Asia
  • Southern Asia
  • North America
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Chelidonii
  • Radix Chelidonii
Constituent(s)
  • chelidonin (stylophorin)
  • homochelidonin
  • sanguinarin
  • allocryptopine
  • protopin (fumarin = maclevin)
  • berberin (jamaicin)
  • chelerythrin
  • acids
  • enzymes
Action
  • herb: laxative
  • diuretic
  • anodyne
  • sedative
  • narcotic
  • alterative
  • antispasmodic
  • cholagogue
  • depurative
  • vermifuge
  • toxic; root; diuretic
  • sedative

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