Herb

Buttercup (Mao gen)

毛茛mao gen

1 sourceSafety notes recordedRanunculus japonicus Thunb.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, applied externally and not into open sores, for toxic swellings and as a counter-irritant for malaria. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·毛茛·主治（藏器）

References

functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).

Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：藏器谓主恶疮痈肿疼痛未溃，捣叶傅之（不得入疮令肉烂）；患疟者以一握缚臂上即成疮；和姜捣涂腹、破冷气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·毛茛·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·毛茛·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·毛茛·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·毛茛·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·毛茛·主治（令肉烂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.