Greater Celandine Herb

Overview

Aliases

Dihuanglian, Niujinhua, Tuhuanglian, Babujin, Duanchangcao, Xionghuangcao, Shanhuanglian, Jiahuanglian, Xiaoyerenxuecao, Huangtangzi, Huhuanglian, Xiaohuanglian

Nature and Flavor

Cool, bitter. Toxic

What's Inside

Ingredients

The aerial parts contain alkaloids: chelidonine, protopine, dl-stylopine and l-stylopine, etc. The stems and leaves contain choline, methylamine, histamine, tyramine, saponins and free flavonols.

Therapeutic Effects

1. Effects on the central nervous system: Greater celandine and chelidonine have morphine-like analgesic effects, markedly increasing the pain threshold, with analgesia lasting 4–48 hours. Greater celandine extract also has mild sedative and hypnotic effects. 2. Choleretic effect: Addition of total greater celandine extract to an isolated perfused rat liver model significantly increases bile flow; bile flow decreases immediately when administration is stopped.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.