Herb

Celery-leaf Buttercup (Shi long rui)

石龙芮shi long rui
1 sourceRanunculus sceleratus L.

Recorded for wind-cold-damp impediment, freeing the joints, and clearing heart-heat and vexation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·石龙芮·主治（本经）

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：《本经》载主风寒湿痹、心腹邪气、利关节、止烦满，久服轻身明目；《别录》载平肾胃气、补阴气不足；甄权谓逐诸风、除心热躁。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（扁鹊谓大寒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·石龙芮·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·石龙芮·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·石龙芮·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·石龙芮·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.