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Ethnobotanical Plant Ranunculus acris

Common Name
Mao Ken; Wenwort; Altindugme; Mao Chin; Statice

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Ague China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer UK Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Colic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Counterirritant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Counterirritant China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hallucinogen Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hallucinogen China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Inflammation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Poison Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poison Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Vesicant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Wart France Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.