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Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus):
Therapeutic actions:
Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, cholagogue, choleretic, mild laxative, purgative, spasmolytic, vulnerary (topical). (Mills & Bone, 2000, p. 335) (Hoffmann, 2002. p. 59)
Phytochemical constituents that enhance these:
Supporting evidence:
Uncontrolled human trials using a Chelidonium extract have shown evidence of improvement in biliary diseases such as cholecystitis (without stones), cholelithiasis and cholangitis. (Mills & Bone, 2000. p. 338)
Chelerythrine has been found to have significant antimicrobial effect against gram positive bacteria, such as Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus, and the fungus Candida albicans. (Mills & Bone, 2000. p. 336)
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