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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Ranunculus scleratus (Ranunculaceae)

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Common name(s)
Shih Lung Jui; Crowfoot,Acrid; Ti Shen; Shui Chin; K'U Chin; Cloffing

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anodyne Elsewhere *
Asthma Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Cancer China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cold China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Debility China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dysuria Elsewhere *
Flu Elsewhere *
Halitosis Elsewhere *
Homeopathy Elsewhere *
Kidney Elsewhere *
Pneumonia Elsewhere *
Poison Elsewhere *
Rheumatism Elsewhere *
Rheumatism China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Rubefacient Elsewhere *
Sciatica Elsewhere *
Skin Elsewhere *
Spasm Elsewhere *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.