Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Lesser celandine

Plant

Family

Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)

English

Lesser celandine, Celandine, Fig-buttercup, Figroot buttercup, Figwort, Pilewort, Pileworth, Small celandine, Smallwort

Latin

Ranunculus ficaria L., Chelidonium minus Garsault, Ficaria ranunculoides Roth, Ficaria verna Hudson, Ranunculus ficaria Hudson, Chelidonium minus, Ranunculus ficaria ssp.

Plantparts

Entire plant, foliage, Juice, Leaf, Root, Underground stem, Unspecified, Whole plant, Young plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Acrid, Adstringent, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-scorbutic, Astrigent, astringent, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Cleanses the blood, cleansing the skin, depurant, Depurative, haemorrhoids, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, Piles, purify blood, Purify skin, purify the blood, scorbutus, scurvy, Skin cleansing, skin impurities, sores, spring fatigue, to cleanse the blood, Traumatic injury, verruca, vitamin-c deficiency disease, Wart, warts, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Warnings

Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Foods

Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, spice

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 anemonin, Protanemonin, protoanemonin, saponin, Tanning agents, Vitamin C

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0501

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