Ranunculus sceleratus (Blister Buttercup) Medicinal uses, Adverse effects,Research & Pharmacology

Botanical Name: Ranunculus sceleratus Linn.

Family: Ranunculaceae

 

 Introduction:

Latin name: Ranunculus = water celery, rana frog. inhibiting in marshy places; sceleratus acrid, biting, biller.

 This plant mainly using in North india

Names in different Indian languages

 

English

Blister Buttercup, Celeryleaved

Crowfoot

Hindi

Jal-dhaniyaa

Kannada

 

Malayalam

 

Sanskrit

Kaandira

Tamil

 

Telugu

 

Unani

 

Folk

 

 

 

 

 

Synonyms

Kaandira, Kaandakatuka, Naasaa-samvedana, Toyavalli, Sukaandaka.

 

Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata

 

Charaka

 

Susrutha

 

Vagbhata

 

 

          
        

  

 

Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants) 

 

 

 

Morphology

Medium sized herb grows 30-50 cm height

Leaves – simple, pinnatisect

Flower- yellow

 

Distribution & Habitat

North India

 

Chemical constituents:

 anemonin, protoanemonin, ranunculine, serotonin

 

Properties:

Guna: ruksha, tikshna;

Rasa: katu, tikta;

Veerya: ushna;

Vipaka Katu

 

Karma –

highly acrid,rubefacient, vesicant , toxic;

Srotogamitva:

 Dosha: Vataghna, kaphaghna, pittavardhak.

Dhatu: Rasa, rakta, meda (tumour) (buboes of plague), shukra

(loss of libido: paste is applied), rakta (spleen).

Mala: Cleans the nasal cavity.

Organ: Stomach (mandagmi), intestines (laxative).

Prabhava: Antidote to poison but itself is toxic.

 

 

 Indication:

Skin disease

 

Part used:

  Whole plant

 

Dosage: 

Leaf juice 10-15 ml

Powder 2-4 g

Decoction 50-100 ml

 

Uses

 

External use: it is applied locally: It is also applied on penis in loss of libido. kaphavatashamak and developes blisters. It is very tikshna and toxic, so it should be used carefully.

 

 

 

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