What are the medicinal values ​​of Ranunculus?

Ranunculus is a common plant in our daily life. Although most people don’t know about it, this medicine, after being studied and produced by traditional Chinese medicine, has a good effect on reducing swelling and relieving pain. Ranunculus is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which can mainly regulate the stomach and intestines. Nowadays, people often don’t take care of their stomachs, and gastrointestinal inflammation, nausea, vomiting, and a series of other gastrointestinal symptoms are troubling. At this time, the medicinal value of Ranunculus is extensive, and eating it can be helpful to the body.

The medical value of Ranunculus

Collection and processing

Collected in summer and autumn, cut into sections, and used dried or fresh.

Chemical composition

The fresh root contains 0.12% protoanemonin (C5H4O2). During the drying process, molecular coincidence reaction easily occurs and it becomes non-irritating crystalline anemonin (C10H8O4).

Pharmacological Action

1. Guinea pig isolated bronchial perfusion experiment proved that: 1% protoanemonin can counteract the bronchospasm effect of 0.01% histamine; first use 1% protoanemonin, within 1 to 2 hours can completely prevent the spasm effect of spasmodic doses of histamine on the bronchi; using histamine to induce bronchospasm and suffocation in guinea pigs, and then spray inhalation of 1% protoanemonin can reduce the mortality rate, and can prevent the death of mice injected with the minimum lethal dose of histamine intravenously.

2. 1% protoanemonin can counteract the contractile effect of histamine on the isolated ileal smooth muscle of guinea pigs, and the effect can be maintained for up to 1 hour after the bath tube is changed.

3. This product and the pulsatillae it contains are irritants. Prolonged contact with high concentrations may cause blistering of the skin and congestion of the mucous membranes.

4. Antibacterial test: It has a strong antibacterial effect on Fast Violet staining positive and negative bacteria, yeasts and protozoa.

Sexual and flavor functions

Pungent, slightly bitter, warm. poisonous. It can promote diuresis, reduce swelling, relieve pain, eliminate cataracts, stop malaria and kill insects.

Indications

Stomachache (mash the product and apply it to the stomach point, kidney point and other acupoints. Discard it when there is a local burning sensation), jaundice (apply it under the deltoid muscle of the arm), malaria (apply it to the Dazhui point 6 hours before the onset of the disease. Discard it when there is a local burning sensation. If blisters occur, cover it with sterilized gauze), lymph node tuberculosis (apply it locally).

Pterygium, corneal cloud (apply to the wrist pulse point, left eye on the right, right eye on the left, both eyes on both hands, until blisters appear, then prick the blisters and apply anti-inflammatory ointment externally to prevent infection), kill maggots, killer.

What are the medicinal values ​​of Ranunculus? First of all, Ranunculus itself has a very good effect on reducing swelling and inflammation, helping digestion, and is very helpful for various diseases such as stomachache and gastritis. The bacteria contained in this medicine have a very good effect on sterilization, disinfection, and insecticide. Regular consumption is good for your health.