Ranunculus ternatus

Background

Chinese Name (pinyin): Maozhaocao

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Catclaw Buttercup Root

Specific Name  : Radix ranunculi ternati

Scientific Name:
Collection  : The drug is collected in spring and autumn, removed from rootlet and soil and dried in the sun.

Description  : Fusiform, mostly fascicled like a cat's claw, 3 - 10 mm long, 2 - 3 mm in diameter, apex with yellowish brown remains of stem and stem scars. Externally yellowish brown or greyish yellow, gradually darkening on long storage with slightly longitudinal wrinkles and some dotted rootlet scars and residual rootlets. Texture compact, fracture whitish or yellowish white, hollowed or solid and starchy. Odour slight, taste slightly sweet.

Identification  : Transverse section: Epidermal cells tangentially elongated, yellowish brown, some differentiated into epidermal hairs, slightly lignified. Cortex consisting of 20 - 30 rows of cells, walls slightly thickened and pitted. Endodermis distinct, , stele small, pericycle consisting of 1 - 2 rows of parenchymatous cells, xylem and phloem 2 strands each, arranged alternately. Parenchymatous cells filled with starch granules.

Processing  :

Action  : To dissolve lumps and cause subsidence of swelling.

Indication  : tuberculosis of lymph nodes without ulceration

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 15 to 30 g; up to 120 g when used alone or as simple preparation.

Storage  : Preserve in a ventilated dry place, protected from moth.

Background

Chinese Name (pinyin): Maozhaocao

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Catclaw Buttercup Root

Specific Name  : Radix ranunculi ternati

Scientific Name:
Collection  : The drug is collected in spring and autumn, removed from rootlet and soil and dried in the sun.

Description  : Fusiform, mostly fascicled like a cat's claw, 3 - 10 mm long, 2 - 3 mm in diameter, apex with yellowish brown remains of stem and stem scars. Externally yellowish brown or greyish yellow, gradually darkening on long storage with slightly longitudinal wrinkles and some dotted rootlet scars and residual rootlets. Texture compact, fracture whitish or yellowish white, hollowed or solid and starchy. Odour slight, taste slightly sweet.

Identification  : Transverse section: Epidermal cells tangentially elongated, yellowish brown, some differentiated into epidermal hairs, slightly lignified. Cortex consisting of 20 - 30 rows of cells, walls slightly thickened and pitted. Endodermis distinct, , stele small, pericycle consisting of 1 - 2 rows of parenchymatous cells, xylem and phloem 2 strands each, arranged alternately. Parenchymatous cells filled with starch granules.

Processing  :

Action  : To dissolve lumps and cause subsidence of swelling.

Indication  : tuberculosis of lymph nodes without ulceration

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 15 to 30 g; up to 120 g when used alone or as simple preparation.

Storage  : Preserve in a ventilated dry place, protected from moth.

Background

Chinese Name (pinyin): Maozhaocao

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Catclaw Buttercup Root

Specific Name  : Radix ranunculi ternati

Scientific Name:
Collection  : The drug is collected in spring and autumn, removed from rootlet and soil and dried in the sun.

Description  : Fusiform, mostly fascicled like a cat's claw, 3 - 10 mm long, 2 - 3 mm in diameter, apex with yellowish brown remains of stem and stem scars. Externally yellowish brown or greyish yellow, gradually darkening on long storage with slightly longitudinal wrinkles and some dotted rootlet scars and residual rootlets. Texture compact, fracture whitish or yellowish white, hollowed or solid and starchy. Odour slight, taste slightly sweet.

Identification  : Transverse section: Epidermal cells tangentially elongated, yellowish brown, some differentiated into epidermal hairs, slightly lignified. Cortex consisting of 20 - 30 rows of cells, walls slightly thickened and pitted. Endodermis distinct, , stele small, pericycle consisting of 1 - 2 rows of parenchymatous cells, xylem and phloem 2 strands each, arranged alternately. Parenchymatous cells filled with starch granules.

Processing  :

Action  : To dissolve lumps and cause subsidence of swelling.

Indication  : tuberculosis of lymph nodes without ulceration

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 15 to 30 g; up to 120 g when used alone or as simple preparation.

Storage  : Preserve in a ventilated dry place, protected from moth.

Evidence or the Use of Ranunculus ternatus in the Treatment of Epilepesy

1st Five Results: pubmed search

Lu Han, Guoyuan Lin, Jianchao Li, Qingxiu Zhang, Tao Ran, Tao Huang, Ruihan Hu, Shu Feng, Gaoliang Zou, Shaojie Chen, Xueke Zhao
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Aging (Albany NY): 2024, 16(5);4759-4777
[PubMed:38461449] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Xinrong Qiao, Zexia Wang, Wei Sun, Nailiang Zhu, Min Song
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Mitochondrial DNA B Resour: 2023, 8(11);1209-1214
[PubMed:38239910] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Yi Kuang, Wenjing Shen, Xiaodong Ma, Ziwei Wang, Rui Xu, Qingqing Rao, Shengxiang Yang
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Future Sci OA: 2023, 9(7);FSO873
[PubMed:37485448] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P e)

Youn-Kyoung Goo
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Plants (Basel): 2022, 11(12);
[PubMed:35736749] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P e)

Weiwei Xu, Rui Peng, Siyu Chen, Congcong Wu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Ting Yu, Jiuying Jian, Ni Zhang, Siyang Zuo, Min Chen, Bing Guo, Lirong Liu
##Title##
Pharm Biol: 2022, 60(1);300-307
[PubMed:35142600] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)