Celery-leaved Buttercup
ranunculus sceleratus
Medicinal Actions
Allergenic, Analgesic, Antibacterial, Anticancer, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antiviral, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Irritant, Lactagogue, Sialagogue, Stomachic, Tonic, Vesicant
Primary Conditions Treated
Lacrimatory
Lactifuge
Poison
Rubefacient
Vasoconstrictor
Vermifuge
Arthrosis
Asthma
Bacteria
Cancer
spleen
Candida
Cold
Cramp
Debility
Dermatosis
Diphtheria
Dropsy
Dysuria
Escherichia
Gout
Grippe
Halitosis
Headache
Hemiplegia
Hepatosis
Induration
Infection
Leukoderma
Mange
Myosis
Nephrosis
Pain
Pancreatosis
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Rheumatism
Scabies
Side Ache
Sniffles
Sore
Spermatorrhea
Staphylococcus
Stomatosis
Streptococcus
Swelling
Virus
Wart
Water Retention
Worm
Yeast
General Dosage
Boiled herb is dangerous if consumed as food.
Safety & Contraindications
Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Like most buttercups, it is acrid, causing burning of mouth and mucous membranes; blistering skin. Fatal if eaten in large quantities.
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