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Plant Chelidonium majus (Papaveraceae)

Common Names
Celandine
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ERGOSTEROL 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 466000.0 1.06 Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-HOMOCHELIDONINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTAMINE 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYCHELIDONINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYSANGUINARINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-SPARTEINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHOXYCHELIDONINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-AMINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Plant not available 340.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
NONACOSANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXYCHELIDONINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXYSANGUINARINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SANGUINARINE 48 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SPINASTEROL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STYLOPINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticonjunctivitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticonvulsant 1 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.
AntiCrohn's 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (pesticides) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiedemic 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiendotoxic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antienterotoxic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiesherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrillary 1 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *