A perennial herb that is a potent skin irritant, used by herbalists of the Middle Ages for removing warts; it was further believed, according to the so-called “doctrine of signatures”, that its bright orange flowers signalled greater celandine’s efficacy in treating jaundice. Toxicity. Greater celandine is irritating to the skin and GI tract and ...

What is greater celandine? Greater celandine or swallow wort is supposed to start flowering when the first swallows arrive and it’s botanical name Chelidonium is derived from the Greek for swallow. It is a member of the poppy family and, despite also having yellow flowers, is unrelated to lesser celandine (Ficaria verna subsp verna).

Greater celandine is a plant. The dried above-ground parts, root, and rhizome (underground stem) are used to make medicine. Don't confuse greater celandine with lesser celandine (Family ...