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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000097563
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Preferred Name

Chelidonium majus

Definitions
A plant species of the family PAPAVERACEAE. The common name greater celandine is similar to lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), and celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum). It has been used in folk medicine and its latex contains biologically active compounds including BENZOPHENANTHRIDINES alkaloids (e.g., Chelerythrine).
Synonyms
Chelidonium majus subsp. majus
Celandine, Greater
Greater Celandines
Greater Celandine
Celandines, Greater
Chelidonium majus subsp. asiaticum
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