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Chelidonium (Greek for the swallow: the fls. appear when the swallow comes). Papaveraceae. Celandine Poppy. One or two loose-growing herbs, sometimes seen in old gardens. Plant with fl.-buds nodding, and small yellow fls. in small umbel-like clusters; sepals 2; petals 4; stamens 16-24; style very short, the stigma 2-lobed: pod slender, 2-valved, opening first at the bottom. C. majus, Linn., is a European plant, now run wild in waste places, and often seen in old gardens. It is biennial or perennial, with brittle hairy sts. and pinnately-parted lvs., the lobes rounded and toothed (or, in var. laciniatum again dissected). The plant has bright orange juice which has been used for removing warts. Herb an old-time remedy, used for its cathartic and diuretic properties, for promoting perspiration, and as an expectorant. Lvs. light glaucous underneath. L.H.B.
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