INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba et Radix Ranunculi Japonici
Common English:

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Warm Toxic		9-15g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Absorbs pus	Malignant lesions, boils, carbuncles, swelling, pain and toothache.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
The leaves and seeds of this herb are crushed and used topically to treat malignant boils and carbuncles with swelling and pain but without ulceration. Be careful to not cause flesh decay.
For malaria, crush a handful of the plant and apply to the arm.
To dispel Cold Wind, grind this herb and Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang into a powder and apply to the abdomen.
This herb is said to stimulate the skin, to treat scrofula, arthritis, tuberculosis of the joints and bone, bronchial gasping and all types of boils and carbuncles.