Description: I'm selling over 600 + kinds of seeds ( and also live plants during the warmer months ) so check my other auctions . You are bidding on about 50 GREATER CELANDINE SEEDS - Chelidonium majus . I'm also selling these as live plants now - see my other auctions .Also see my large flower version listed - CELANDINE POPPY SEEDS - Stylophorum diphyllum which has larger flowers and leaves and is better suited for shady areas . This is native to rocky slopes, woodlands, waste areas and along roads in Europe and western Asia. Commonly called greater celandine, it is in the poppy family that bears yellow flowers and gray-green leaves. Plants typically grow in a clump to 12-24” tall. Loose umbels of 4-petaled, 1-inch wide, yellow flowers bloom May to August. Flowers are followed by smooth, slender seed capsules (to 2” long) that split open when ripe to release tiny seeds. Lobed to deeply pinnatifid gray-green leaves (5-10” long) appear on brittle stems. Bruised or broken stems exude an acrid orange-yellow sap that is allergenic (e.g., often irritates human skin). Although all parts of this plant are toxic to humans, the plant has a long history of herbal/medicinal usage. Zone: 4 to 8Height: 1.00 to 2.00 feetSpread: 0.75 to 1.00 feetBloom Time: May to AugustSun: Part shade to full shade Medicinal use of : Greater celandine has a long history of herbal use. Traditionally it was employed as an ophthalmic to treat and clear the eyesight whilst in modern herbal medicine it is used more as a mild sedative, antispasmodic and detoxifying herb, relaxing the muscles of the bronchial tubes, intestines and other organs. The latex is much used externally to treat warts. Caution should be employed, especially when the plant is used internally however, because it contains toxic alkaloids. The leaves and the sap are acrid, alterative, anodyne, antispasmodic, caustic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, hydrogogue, narcotic, purgative. They are used in the treatment of bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma, jaundice, gallstones and gallbladder pains. The plant is harvested in the spring as it comes into flower, it is best used fresh, but can also be dried for later use. The roots can also be used, these are harvested in the autumn and dried for later use. The plant has anticancer properties and is analgesic. It is an important component of a stomach ulcer drug. The plant has an abundant acrid bright-orange sap that stains the skin strongly and is powerfully irritant. It is used as an external treatment to get rid of warts, ringworm and corns and has also been used to remove films from the cornea of the eye. The plant contains the alkaloid chelidonine, which is similar to the alkaloid papaverine found in poppies. This alkaloid has antispasmodic and sedative effects on the bile ducts and bronchi. However, results have been inconsistent, especially if the preparation is not fresh. The plant also contains the alkaloid sparteine, which restores normal rhythm to feeble arrhythmic myocardia. Edible parts of : Leaves - cooked in small quantities. They contain small amounts of toxic alkaloids. The leaves are boiled with clean earth, the mixture is left overnight and then thoroughly washed in several changes of water. Very much a famine food, to be used when all else fails!!.Other uses of : Plants rapidly form a ground cover, but should only be used in wild places because of their invasive nature. Seed contains 50 - 66% of a fatty oil. See my store for 600+ seeds , live plants ( during the warmer months ) and over 300+ books on plants and gardening . I add new items every day and combine shipping whenever possible .
Price: 5 USD
Location: Beachwood, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-11T12:42:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.4 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: FLOWERS
Brand: Unbranded
