CELANDINE PLANT CUT IPHYM Herbalism Chel
Plant with cholagogue properties, choleretic, depurative, hypotensive.
Chelidonium majus L.
Family: Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae
Synonyms: claretto, felougène, big lights, grass to the goat grass with horns, dental grass, grass swallows grass warts, poison view.
chelidonium means "swallow" in Greek, the plant flowers in their coming: majus meaning "great" in Latin.
Features: a plant that grows everywhere in France and especially in Paris, in moist, shady sites. It is found throughout Europe.
Celandine is used in components preparations treatments in cases of diseases of the liver (choleretic and cholagogue). It also helps to remove corns and warts using the latex of the fresh plant.
- Antitumor, antimitotic, antiviral
- Choleretic
Diuretic, anthelmintic, it is mainly for its powerful action on the liver than celandine is used. It increases the secretion of bile, facilitating its removal, calms liver pain. purifying, playing on the skin condition, celandine decongest the lymphatic system, relieves angina pectoris, hypertension, asthma, arteriosclerosis.
Warning: this plant is toxic, avoid any oral consumption of fresh celandine; medical advice is necessary before use!
- Choleretic (oral)
- Against biliary convulsive disorders, and gastrointestinal tract.
How to make an infusion easily
For flowers, leaves, berries and seeds for essential oil.
Prepare your teas and herbal infusions with low mineral water. Water plays an important role as it conveys the properties of plants.
Drinks herbal generally act better on an empty stomach. Often, it is suggested to drink herbal teas and herbal teas in small sips throughout the day, but it is also possible to divide the daily dose of medicinal plants in 2 or 3 doses. Indications are that it simply takes the natural remedy if necessary.
- Herbaceous, perennial plant
- Gnarled stem
- Leaf pinnate, lobed, and crenellated
- Flowers 4 yellow petals, cross, grouped in umbels
- The entire plant contains an orange-yellow latex