Celandine Tea: Benefits, How to Prepare and Side Effects
Celandine Tea: Benefits, How to Prepare and Side Effects IMPORTANT: Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) is a powerful plant with a narrow safety margin. It contains alkaloids that, in large amounts or in prolonged courses, can damage the liver — the very organ people hope to support. Celandine tea must NOT be drunk daily for months on end, and must NOT be given to children, to pregnant or breastfeeding women, to people with active liver disease, hepatitis or cirrhosis, or to anyone taking medication processed by the liver. The fresh orange-yellow latex is irritating and is never swallowed as such. Before any internal course of celandine, talk to your doctor or an experienced herbalist. This article is for information only and does not replace medical advice. ...