Celandine

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, USSR, Japan, Guatemala, Uruguay, Spain, Estonia, UK

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Alterative, Anodyne, Antispasmodic, Cancer

Science studied: ALLOCRYPTOPINE, BERBERINE, CHELAMIDINE, CHELERITINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Papaveraceae

Scientific name: Chelidonium majus

Common names: Celandine, čistotel bol'šoj, Böyük dəmrovotu, Celidonia, Celidònia, Chelidoine, Chelidonium maius, Chélidoine, Didžioji ugniažolė, Dilwydd, Dilwydd Felen, Erva-das-verrugas, Felogne, Garra bhuí

POWO: 303589-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, USSR, Japan, Guatemala, Uruguay, Spain, Estonia and 14 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Alterative
• Anodyne
• Antispasmodic
• Cancer
• Cancer(Stomach)
• Cholagogue
• Corn
• Depurative

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• Elsewhere
• USSR
• Japan
• Guatemala
• Uruguay
• Spain
• Estonia
• UK
• Spain(Balearic I)
• West Germany(Badan)
• Japan(Ainu)

Documented cultural uses

• Alterative
• Anodyne
• Antispasmodic
• Cancer
• Cancer(Stomach)
• Cholagogue
• Corn
• Depurative
• Diaphoretic
• Diuretic
• Jaundice
• Narcotic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Alterative · Turkey · "
• Anodyne · Turkey · "
• Cancer · USSR · "
• Cancer(Stomach) · Japan · "
• Cholagogue · Turkey · "
• Corn · Guatemala · "
• Corn · Uruguay · "
• Depurative · Turkey · "
• Diaphoretic · Elsewhere · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Jaundice · Spain · "
• Narcotic · Turkey · "
• Poison · Turkey · "
• Sedative · Turkey · "
• Sedative · Elsewhere · "
• Skin · Elsewhere · "
• Spasm · Turkey · "
• Vermifuge · Turkey · "
• Wart · Estonia · "
• Wart · UK · "
• Wart · Spain(Balearic I) · "
• Wart · West Germany(Badan) · "
• Wart · Japan(Ainu) · "
• Cancer · Austria · "

14 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Evaluation of the wound healing effects of a hydrogel containing hydroalcoholic extract of Chelidonium majus in a rat model. · 2026 source ↗
• Chelidonium majus-Induced Hepatitis: A Case Report of Herb-Induced Liver Injury. · 2026 source ↗
• Molecular and Pharmacokinetic Rationale for the Use of <i>Chelidonium majus</i> L. in Wound Healing: An In Silico and In Vitro Validation. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALLOCRYPTOPINE
• BERBERINE
• CHELAMIDINE
• CHELERITINE
• CHELERYTHRINE
• CHELIDONIC-ACID
• CHELIDONINE
• CHELIRUBINE
• CHOLINE
• CORYSAMINE
• EO
• FAT
• FORMIC-ACID
• GAMMA-HOMOCHELIDONINE
• HYDROXYSANGUINARINE
• MAGNOFLORINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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