Harvesting is done during flowering. If the first harvest is early, you can mow another 1–2 crops before the end of flowering. Although early celandine grass (May-June) has better medicinal properties. The plant is cut completely, at a distance of 15 cm from the ground. It is best to collect it after several sunny days in dry weather, as the raw material is prone to rotting. The raw materials are laid out in a thin layer, they monitor the constant supply of air and do not allow moisture to enter. Store in a tightly closed container for no more than 3 years. Before packing dried raw materials, put on a wet gauze bandage or a respirator to avoid irritation of the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx. A herbaceous perennial plant, sometimes reaching a height of 100 cm. The root is small-branched, outside – red-brown, yellow inside. Stems are erect, branched, hollow inside. Leaves are blue-green from below, above – green Basal leaves are petiolate, deeply pinnate, have 3-5 pairs of rounded or ovate lobes. Leaf lobes are rounded or ovate, apical – three-lobed The upper leaves are sessile. The flowers are golden yellow, have a two-leaved calyx and a four-petalled corolla. The fruit – box, seeds are black or black-olive.
