skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Celandine (Chelidonium majus L.)

Family: Papaveraceae

Medicinal uses: Externally, treatment of warts, ringworm and corns.Many reports of human liver toxicity. Chelidonine alkaloid (antispasmodic, sedative).

Part used medicinally: Sap from plant

Native origin: Eurasia

Chelidonium majus L.

Chelidonium majus L.

Photos: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago