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Plant Chelidonium majus (Papaveraceae)

Common Names
Celandine
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRAHYDROCOPTISINE 0 Fruit not available 1500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TYRAMINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uterocontractant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uterotonic 2 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Vagostimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 3 Martindale's 29th
Vasomotor-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriofuge 1 Duke, 1992 *