Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)

毛茛máo jīnMaojin

Ranunculus repens · Plant

Ranunculus repens
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains protoanemonin; may cause skin and mucous membrane irritation; potentially toxic; avoid all internal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Buttercup for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Crane’s Knee WindFire EyeJaundiceMalariaMalign SoreMigraineIn Joints Due To Rheumatalgia PainScab & LichenStomachacheSwollen Welling AbscessToothache

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Buttercup does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Abate JaundiceEliminate ScreenInterrupt MalariaSettle AsthmaSettle Pain