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Chelidonium majus

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Noun1.Chelidonium majus - perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowersChelidonium majus - perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
poppy - annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
Chelidonium, genus Chelidonium - one species: greater celandine


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Holodd Wyn G Roberts, Pwllheli os oedd melynllys (llysiau'r wennol; Chelidonium majus yn ddiogel at ddefaid.
The yohimbine rich bark of Corynanthe yohimbe, has been employed for centuries as an aphrodisiac (Johanson and Diamond, 1968) whilst Chelidonium majus, Heracleum sphondylium and Satureja montana have been formulated into topical preparations by the European community for vaginal douches to increase sexual desire in women (Messegne, 1973).
Psoralea corylifolia (Leguminosae) and Chelidonium majus (Papaveraceae) are used in folk medicine for the treatment of breast, colon, ovarian, testicular and stomach cancer (Duke, 1985).
 
 
 
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