The efficacy and function of buttercup

There are many common Chinese medicinal materials in life, and buttercup is one of them. However, many people are not very clear about buttercup. Therefore, before choosing to eat it, you need to understand the effects and functions of buttercup.

[Other names] Fish furuncle grass, duck foot board, wild celery, mountain pepper, tiger claw grass, hairy celery, kimchi

[Source] Ranunculus japonicus Thunb., a plant of the genus Ranunculaceae, is used as medicine with the whole plant including roots . Collected in summer and autumn, cut into sections, and used fresh or dried.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, slightly bitter, warm. poisonous.

【Functions and indications】 Diuretic, detumescent, analgesic, cataract-removing, antimalarial, and insecticidal. Used for stomachache, jaundice, malaria, lymph node tuberculosis, pterygium, corneal opacity, killing maggots and mosquito larvae.

[Usage and Dosage] Stomachache: mash the fresh product and apply it to the stomach point, kidney point and other acupoints. Discard it when there is a local burning sensation. Jaundice: apply externally under the deltoid muscle of the arm. Malaria: apply to the Dazhui point 6 hours before the onset of the attack. Discard it when there is a local burning sensation. If blisters occur, cover them with sterilized gauze. Lymph node tuberculosis: apply locally. Pterygium, corneal clouding: apply to the pulse gate of the wrist, apply the left eye to the right, the right eye to the left, and both eyes to both hands, until blisters appear, then prick the blisters and apply anti-inflammatory drugs externally to prevent infection.

【Note】 Generally not for internal use.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

【Source】 "Supplement to Materia Medica"

The above content is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Ranunculus. I hope it can be of some help to everyone. There are many medicinal herbs similar to buttercup in our daily life. When we consume Chinese medicines such as goldenseal, we need to follow the doctor's instructions and not consume them blindly.