medicinal herbs
Rough-Seed Buttercup
Ranunculus muricatus
Herb: Rough-Seed Buttercup
Latin name: Ranunculus muricatus
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Medicinal use of Rough-Seed Buttercup:
The plant is used is used in the treatment of intermittent fevers, gout and asthma.Description of the plant:
Plant:
AnnualHeight:
30 cm(11 3/4 inch)
Habitat of the herb:
A weed of cornfields.Propagation of Rough-Seed Buttercup:
Seed - sow spring in situ.Cultivation of the herb:
A weed of cornfields.Known hazards of Ranunculus muricatus:
All parts of the plant are poisonous when fresh, the toxins are destroyed by heat or by drying. The plant also has a strongly acrid juice that can cause blistering to the skin.Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.