Ranunculus flammula
Plant · Ranunculaceae
Clarke
Key symptoms
- Gangrene of skin and deeper tissues from external application
- Abdominal distension and internal inflammation in toxic doses
John Henry Clarke
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1900
Ranunculus flammula. N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of whole plant.
Clinical
Ulceration.
Characteristics
R. flam. has produced gangrene of the arm down to tendons and bone, in the case of a female, from applying the plant to the wrist. It produces in horses who eat much of it distension of abdomen, and inflammation and gangrene of abdominal organs. But (according to Dic. des Sc. Méd., quoted by Jahr) it is only hurtful to horses if eaten in excess; it promotes digestion when eaten moderately.
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