What is lesser celandine used for?
Lesser celandine is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. Despite some safety concerns, people take lesser celandine by mouth for hemorrhoids and scurvy, a condition caused by lack of vitamin C. Lesser celandine contains vitamin C. Lesser celandine is sometime applied directly to the skin for bleeding wounds and gums, swollen joints, warts, scratches, and hemorrhoids. In food, fresh leaves of lesser celandine are sometimes used in salads.Small infestations of lesser celandine can be controlled by careful hand digging. Care must be taken to remove as much of the plant material (including all root material, bulbils and tubers) as possible. Do not shake the soil from the plants as they are being removed and place directly into a disposal container or bag.