Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved buttercup (Ranunculaceae)

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Ranunculus sceleratus
Celery-leaved buttercup
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The Ranunculus sceleratus plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Ranunculaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Celery-leaved buttercup.

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Latin Name:  Ranunculus sceleratus
Common Name:  Celery-leaved buttercup
Family:  Ranunculaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  All parts of the plant are poisonous when fresh, the toxins are destroyed by heat or by drying[4, 10, 19, 21, 65]. The plant also has a strongly acrid juice that can cause blistering to the skin[65, 183].

Mature Height:  0.6   Mature Width:

Habitat:  In and by slow streams, ditches and shallow ponds of mineral rich water and muddy bottoms, avoiding acid soils[17].

Medicinal Information: The celery-leaved buttercup is one of the most virulent of our native plants[4]. The whole plant is acrid, anodyne, antispasmodic, diaphoretic and emenagogue and rubefacient[21, 240]. When bruised and applied to the skin it raises a blister and creates a sore that is by no means easy to heal. If chewed it inflames the tongue and produces violent effects[4]. The herb should be used fresh since it loses its effects when dried[21]. The leaves and the root are used externally as an antirheumatic[218]. The seed is tonic and is used in the treatment of colds, general debility, rheumatism and spermatorrhoea[218].

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