Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus)

白屈菜bái qū càiBaiqucai

Chelidonium majus · Plant

Chelidonium majus
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Indications

Cautions

Contains toxic alkaloids; avoid in pregnancy and liver disease.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Greater Celandine for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Abdominal PainAscitesChronic BronchitisCoughDysenteryEdemaEnteritisJaundiceFrom Ulcer In Digestive Tract PainIn Sensory Nerve Endings PainPertussisScab & Lichen With Swelling Of SoresSnake Or Insect BitesStomachache

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Greater Celandine does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Disinhibit Urine & Resolve ToxinSettle Pain & Relieve Cough