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Herba Chelidonii
Definition
Herba Chelidonii consists of the dried, whole or cut aerial parts of Chelidonium
majus L. (Papaveraceae), gathered during the flowering period (1–5).
Synonyms
Chelidonium vulgare Renault, nom. illeg.: C. haematodes Moench,
C. ruderale Salisb., C. umbelliferum Stokes (6).
Selected vernacular names
Aekitongpool, Asian celandine, bai qu cai, Blutkraut, büyük halile, celandine,
celidonia, cenerognola maggiore, chelidoine, chelidonia maggiore,
chelidonium, christessishla, cinerognola, common celandine, devil’s milk,
eclaire, erba da porri, erba nocca, felougue, garden celandine, gelbes
millkraut, gemeines schöllkraut, glistinik jaskólze maistra, Goldwurz,
grande chélidoine, grande-éclair, greater celandine, herbe aux hirondelles,
herbe aux verrues, herbe de l’hirondelle, herbe d’éclair, iarbă de negi, jeotpool,
kkachidari, kelta ruoho, kirlanĝic otu, kusanowo, mamiran, mimirân,
otompui kina, paekgoolchae, pilewort, rangui-goli, rostopască, schellkraut,
schillkraut, schölkraut, schwalbenwurtz, ssiatong, stinkende gouwe, strutene,
svalert, swallow-wort, ta-ukogi, tetterwort, tiges de chelidonine, true
celandine, tshistotel, urûq es sabbâghin, urûq surf, vereurmarohi, volosnik,
warzenkraut, wulstkraut, ziele glistnika (7–23).
Geographical distribution
Indigenous to all of Europe and to the temperate and subarctic regions of
Asia, and northern Africa. Found widely in Caucasia and the European
part of the Newly Independent States, rare in Siberia and the Far East
(7–9, 14, 16, 24–28).
Description
A herbaceous biennial or perennial, 30–100(120) cm high. Rhizome: vertical,
thick, fleshy, branched into numerous roots, reddish-brown outside, yellow
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