Ranunculus sceleratus L.Family: Ranunculaceae
Synonyms: Adonis palustris Raeusch., Batrachium sceleratum (L.) Th.Fr. ex A.Pihl, Hecatonia palustris Lour., Hecatonia scelerata Fourr., Ranunculus carnosus Wall. [Invalid], Ranunculus holophyllus Hance, Ranunculus indicus Roxb., Ranunculus oryzetorum Bunge, Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus, Ranunculus sceleratus f. sceleratus, Ranunculus sceleratus var. sinensis H. Lév. & Vaniot
Common name: Cursed Buttercup, Poisonous buttercup, Celery-leaved buttercup, Blister buttercup
Arabic: زغلنته (زَغَلَنته)
Chinese: 石龙芮
Dutch: Blaartrekkende boterbloem
Finnish: Konnanleinikki
French: Renoncule scélérate, Renoncule à feuilles de Cèleri
Hindi: Shim, Aglaon, जलधनिया Jaldhaniya
Manipuri: Lalukaoba
Marathi: khajakollathi, Kulagi
Nepali: नाककोरे Nakkore
Romanian: boglari
Sanskrit: Kandakatuka, Kandira, नससंवेदना Nasasamvedana
Swedish: Blåsranunkel
Erect annual or perennial herb, many branched, thickened rootstocks, fibrous roots, stems sulcate, submerged and aerial leaves quite distinct, pale yellow flowers, petals shorter than sepals with nectariferous pit, capitate stigma, achenes with irregular transverse ridges, leaf as vegetable.
Plant contains a toxic irritant acrid juice that produces protoanemonin upon mastication; ranunculin, a glycoside, becomes a volatile irritant, protoanemonin, after enzyme mediated conversion through mastication. All types of livestock can become ill upon ingestion, but cattle are most commonly affected. Horses and goats have also been poisoned. A strong fungicidal, anodyne, used in skin disorders; leaves ground with Brassica oil and applied externally on eczema. Herb emmenagogue, galactagogue. Plant juice given in bronchitis, cough; plant crushed and tied on ulcers on feet; paste of roots with mustard oil used on swellings; paste regularly applied on penis for increasing erectile power and against impotence. Whole plant decoction as insecticide. Powdered plant mixed with flour and sugar and used for rat poisoning. Leaves vesicant. Poison for arrow points. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants].
Ranunculus sceleratus L. has been used to raise blisters and as counter-irritant since time immemorial. In China, Ranunculus sceleratus L. is used to treat colds, arthritis and rheumatisms and to invigorate health. In Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, the seeds are eaten to promote appetite and digestion, treat kidney diseases and heal abscesses. [Medicinal Plants of The Aisa-Pacific: Drugs for The Future?]
Plant contains a toxic irritant acrid juice that produces protoanemonin upon mastication; ranunculin, a glycoside, becomes a volatile irritant, protoanemonin, after enzyme mediated conversion through mastication. All types of livestock can become ill upon ingestion, but cattle are most commonly affected. Horses and goats have also been poisoned. A strong fungicidal, anodyne, used in skin disorders; leaves ground with Brassica oil and applied externally on eczema. Herb emmenagogue, galactagogue. Plant juice given in bronchitis, cough; plant crushed and tied on ulcers on feet; paste of roots with mustard oil used on swellings; paste regularly applied on penis for increasing erectile power and against impotence. Whole plant decoction as insecticide. Powdered plant mixed with flour and sugar and used for rat poisoning. Leaves vesicant. Poison for arrow points. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants].
Ranunculus sceleratus L. has been used to raise blisters and as counter-irritant since time immemorial. In China, Ranunculus sceleratus L. is used to treat colds, arthritis and rheumatisms and to invigorate health. In Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, the seeds are eaten to promote appetite and digestion, treat kidney diseases and heal abscesses. [Medicinal Plants of The Aisa-Pacific: Drugs for The Future?]
