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Article Nº 0883 Plant Vol. I · p. 511

Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)

Original title: Celidonia (Chelidonium majus)

Greater celandine, a poppy-family plant whose caustic yellow sap is used on warts; common around Funchal.

A plant of the family Papaveraceae that produces a yellow, caustic sap, used externally to treat warts, tetters, etc. It is common in and around Funchal.

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