Celandine

Natural chelidonic acid is obtained from the herb celandine Chelidonium majus). The synthesis from ethyl oxalate and acetone was first described by Claisen the process was simplified by Willstatter and Pummerer and further improved by Ruzicka and Fornasir.- The present procedure is modelled after that of the last-mentioned investigators. 

Citral Lemon grass oil, mandarin oil Chelidonic acid Asparagus, Celandine, anemone... 

Sample preparation Dried greater celandine was pulverized and briefly boiled in 0.05 mol sulfuric acid. After cooling to room temperature the mixture was placed in a separating funnel and adjusted to pH 10 with ammonia solution and extracted once with chloroform. The organic phase was dried with sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue was taken up in methanol and used as the sample solution for TLC. 

A whole range of separated celandine extract components are visible as intensely fluorescent chromatogram zones however, chehdonine does not emit fluorescent light at this stage, but fluorescence quenching is likely to occur under short-wavelength UV light (X = 254 nm) (Fig. lA and IB). 

Now chelidonine produced an intense green fluorescent chromatogram zone in addition there were other intensely fluorescent zones in the track of the celandine extracts — some of which were not previously visible or had another color shade (Fig. IC). In addition the general fluorescence was increased as a result of the UV irradiation. Figure II illustrates the corresponding fluorescence scans. 

Source Formic acid naturally occurs in carrots, soybean roots, carob, yarrow, aloe, Levant berries, bearberries, wormwood, ylang-ylang, celandine, jimsonweed, water mint, apples, tomatoes, bay leaves, common juniper, ginkgo, scented boronia, corn mint, European pennyroyal, and bananas (Duke, 1992). 

POOH Odes, H. S., and Z. Madar. A doubleblind trial of a celandine. Aloe vera and psyllium laxative preparation in adult patients with constipation. Digestion... 

Chelidonium album L. C. hybridum L. C. majus L. C. serotinum L. Bai Qu Cai (Celandine poppy) (whole plant) Chelidonine, chelidocystatin, protopine, stylopine, allocryptopine, chelerythrine, sparteine, coptisine.33-256-449-497 Anodyne, analgesic, diuretic, antitussive, detoxicant, anticancer. Treat abdominal pain, peptic ulcers, chronic bronchitis, and whooping cough. 

Culpeper knew of the virtues of Celandine in jaundice, and refers to it thus "The herb or roots boiled in white wine and drunk, a few Aniseeds being boiled therewith, openeth obstructions of the liver and gall, helpeth the yellow jaundice."... 

Synonym Lesser Celandine, Little Celandine (not to be confused with Chelidonium majus, q.v.). 

ALTERATIVES Medicines which gradually alter and correct a poisoned condition of the blood stream and restore healthier functioning.—Blue Flag, Burdock, Celandine, Fringe-tree, Golden Seal, Plantain,... 

Chelidonium majus (celandine) (Papaveraceae) [leaf, steml Chelidostatin (90 aa 10 kDa 0 Cys phytocystatin) Cathepsin H [8 nM], Cathepsin L [56 pM], Papain fllOpMl [154]... 

Sun. angelica, bay, chamomile, celandine, eyebright, juniper, marigold, rosemary, rue, saffron, St. John s wort, sundew, walnut. 

Chelidonium majus (celandine) (Papaveraceae) [leaf, stem]... 

An alkaloid obtained from the greater celandine, Chelidonium majus (Papaveraceae). 

BRUTA — is a certain virtue of the celestial influence which is manifested to reasonable beings through the brute creation, as in the Chelidonia by the swallow, and in Salt by the stork. (The celandine is said to be used by swallows to restore sight to their young). N.B.— There is also a stone called Chelidonius, which was said to be found in the maws of young swallows. 

FLOS SECTOREM CROE — Some say that this is Saffron Flowers. It is a substance mentioned by Paracelsus, and there is supposed to have been a mistake in his manuscript. For myself, I understand it to be the Flower of Moss-nut [ Florem muscatce nucis. Red Emuscata.] Others suppose it to be Flower Extract of Celandine. 

WATER OF HEALTH — A Water Distilled from Human Blood, the Flowers of the Celandine, Virgin Honey, and a number of Aromatics. Paracelsus calls it the Balm which is above every Balm, and strongly recommends it in medicine. 

Celandine Ranunculus ficaria Treatment of skin growths... 

Stickel, F., Poschl, G., Seitz, H.K., Waldherr, R., Hahn, E.G., Schup-pan, D. Acute hepatitis induced by Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus). Scand. J. Gastroenterol. 2003 38 565-568... 

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