Why is celandine called Gastro

Greater celandine, the name sounds like a commonly eaten vegetable, but don't be fooled by its name, because greater celandine is harmful to the wolf.

As a perennial woody plant of the Papaveraceae family and the genus Celandine, its petals are needless to say, and the umbels have many flowers. The delicate light yellow flowers sway in the wind, which is still very ornamental; however, because it contains many pharmacological components: including baicalin, chelidonine, sanguinarine, etc., it has certain effects and functions, but this also indirectly reflects the toxic side effects of celandine. After all, all medicines are poisonous.

And after checking the materials, it was found that Greater celandine also has a poisonous name "heartbreak grass" which often appears in TV series. People who like to read martial arts novels must be familiar with this name, because "heartbreak grass" appears frequently in novels, and this name sounds extremely poisonous, so it is often used as a chronic poison to promote the development of some plots, which can be said to be effective every time.

However, some scientific data are needed to make people more confident about the toxicity of celandine. According to the data, the LD50 of proopioid in celandine for intravenous injection in mice is 36.5 mg/kg; the minimum lethal dose of cryptomine for subcutaneous injection in guinea pigs is 190 mg/kg; the LD50 of sanguinarine for intravenous injection in mice is 19.4 mg/kg. Judging from these data, the toxic side effects of celandine are indeed very large.

Later, I looked up some relevant information about Gelsemium elegans and found that Gelsemium elegans is not a specific herb. For example, Tripterygium wilfordii is also known as Gelsemium elegans in Chinese medicine; the root of the plant Lepidium strychnifolium of the Loganaceae family is also called Gelsemium elegans (also known as Gelsemium elegans); Aconitum of the Ranunculaceae family, Wolfberry of the Thymelaeaceae family, Euphorbia of the Euphorbiaceae family, etc., were all named "Gelsemium elegans" in ancient times because of their significant toxic side effects. It seems that the Gelsemium elegans in martial arts novels is also named after this name!

Then, in the process of searching for information, I found that some people think that the flower of celandine means "shy". It is said that there is only one beautiful purple flower on a stem of celandine, and it only blooms when the sun is directly shining. Once it rains or is cloudy, it hides, just like a person who is shy. Therefore, this flower has this meaning. However, I found that the celandines in this patch were blooming very gorgeously and beautifully. Although it was the first time I saw them, I was still attracted by these beautiful flowers. It seems that these flowers are not afraid of growth. Or maybe it’s because my luck is relatively good and I happened to encounter the blooming celandines.