Herb
Greater Celandine
Historical claim, not recommended: an old source listed greater celandine for indigestion, but it has caused acute hepatitis and liver failure even at ordinary doses.
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Greater celandine has caused acute hepatitis in some users.
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👶 Safe for children?
This remedy carries age-related cautions. Please read them before giving it to a child, and check with your pediatrician or pharmacist first.
- It should be avoided entirely in pregnancy, breastfeeding, in children, and with any liver condition.
🌱 What it is
Greater celandine is a wildflower herb with a yellow-orange sap, historically taken internally as a bitter tonic for digestive complaints.
📜 Where it comes from
An old remedy book listed celandine among helpful herbs for poor digestion and stomach complaints, following a long line of European herbals that reached back to Greco-Roman times for the plant's traditional use as a bitter digestive tonic. Its bright yellow sap gave it a reputation as a strong medicinal herb.
🥄 How to use it
RemedyRank does not recommend taking greater celandine internally. Try the gentler published digestive helps instead: ginger, fennel, chamomile, peppermint, and eating slowly.
How much: None. Not recommended at any dose.
Why it works: The old claim supposed the bitter herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More → would stimulate digestionHow your body breaks food down into pieces small enough to use for energy. More →, but greater celandine has caused acute hepatitis and liver failure in some people even at ordinary doses, and the fresh sap is irritating to skin and mucous membranes.
⚠️ Cautions
- Greater celandine has caused acute hepatitis in some users.
- It has caused liver failure even at seemingly ordinary doses.
- The fresh sap is irritating to skin and mucous membranes.
- Anyone taking it who develops yellowing skin, dark urine, or abdominal pain should seek medical care immediately.
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