| Accepted name: |
Chelidonium majus L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Greater Celandine
Celandine
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| French names: |
Chélidoine majeure
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Papaverales
Family: Papaveraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HCHEMA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
B |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
"The juice from roots and herb had been used as several remedy. It is also used in homoeopathy, in medicine also for its anti-inflammatory influence and as an anti-spasmic and laxative. Widely interesting antiviral, antitumour and antimicrobial properties of the various secondary metabolites, extracted from the aerial parts, have been described. Positive effects are expected in anti-AIDS experiments using semi-synthetic drugs from extracted alkaloids. Used as pesticide in China (1)." |
| Key Characters: |
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