Scientific name
Chelidonium majus L.Family
PapaveraceaeOrigin
Very common herb present everywhereSynonyms
ChelidoniaParts Used
Drug given by the aerial parts and the latex obtained by cutting the stemChemical constituents
- Alkaloids (chelidonin, cheleritrin, berberine, sanguinarine, protopin).
Celandine in Herbalist: Properties of Celandine
Celandine, in the past, was used as a choleretic and antispasmodic of the biliary tract, but today it has been abandoned due to the absence of data on the safety of use. The spasmolytic activity, mainly aimed at the sphincter of Oddi, combined with a "draining action hepato-biliary, justified the use of celandine in the presence of biliary colic and digestive difficulties of hepatic origin.
