Useful properties and use of buttercup

The name of this wild flower can be found in songs and poems, although washing it away is not at all romantic – the buttercup is so nicknamed for the “fierce” poisonous juice that corrodes the skin. However, the attractive appearance of the plant at all times encouraged rural young men to collect it in bouquets and give it to their beloved girls. Traditional healers and healers pluck buttercups for another purpose – to harvest raw materials and prepare medicinal decoctions, tinctures and ointments. Today we will tell you all about the beneficial properties of buttercup and its use in medicine.

Full description of buttercup

The ranunculus plant belongs to the family of the same name, and in Latin it is called ranunculus, which means “little frog”. It is not at all the green color or the specific shape of the flowers that is the reason for such a funny name. It’s all about the buttercup’s devoted love for moist soil and sunlight. Like a frog basking on a mossy stone, the ranunculus settles along the banks of small, swampy reservoirs, and stretches its delicate petals towards the warm sun.

Appearance

Buttercup is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant with a common or tuberous rhizome, with a branched straight or outstretched stem. In height, the buttercup can reach one meter, but more often it is a short (20-30 cm) flower. The shape of the leaves of a ranunculus is very diverse, moreover, in the same plant, the lower castings can be long, palmate or spatulate, and the upper ones are short and pinnate. Their length and width does not exceed six centimeters, and at the place of attachment to the stem there is a so-called “honey” hole, covered with a thin scale.

Bright, beautiful buttercup flowers are distinguished by their regular shape, but tiny size – no more than two centimeters in diameter. They can grow singly or gather in lush inflorescences. At the end of flowering, fruits are tied, which in biology are called “multi-nut”. When they ripen and burst, the seeds spill out onto the ground, usually covered with fine hairs and slightly convex. Each polynutlet contains several dozen seeds, so the buttercup has no problems with reproduction.

Color spectrum

Usually, with the word “buttercup” we imagine small yellow-orange flowers, but the color range of these plants is very extensive. In nature, there are also snow-white, bright red, pale pink, sky blue and even lilac buttercups.

Habitat

Buttercup is a frequent guest of green meadows, river valleys and swampy backwaters throughout Europe, especially in the Alps and the Pyrenees. This plant is found in Asia, and in the North Caucasus, and in Western Siberia. Buttercup grows almost throughout the northern hemisphere, it is absent only in the Far North and the hot south, where the climate is completely unsuitable. Buttercup is well known to the inhabitants of Russia – these flowers can be found in almost every field, especially if it is crossed by a stream, or there is a swamp nearby.

Buttercup species

About six hundred species of buttercup are known to science, all of them are poisonous to varying degrees, and useful to varying degrees. Traditional medicine in many countries of the world adopted these flowers, they found their place in the bins of Russian healers.

Currently, the following types of buttercup are used to treat a wide range of diseases:

• Caustic (night blindness);

• Poisonous;

• Burning;

• Field;

• Bolotny;

• Creeping;

• Multicolored.

Buttercup caustic (night blindness)

Night blindness has the scientific name ranunculus acris, a very wide habitat. It is the caustic buttercup that is best known to the layman, and it is precisely its golden-sunny petals that make us consider all buttercups yellow. Night blindness is one of the tallest plants in the ranunculus family; for an adult, it can reach the waist. The stem of the buttercup is straight, ascending, covered with fine adpressed hairs and branching at the end. The leaves are irregular in shape and normally can be very different from each other.

The rhizome of night blindness is very short for such a tall plant, it consists of numerous filamentous processes collected in a bundle. Bright flowers most often appear at the ends of the branches individually, they almost never form large inflorescences. Why is this pretty plant nicknamed “night blindness”? Of course, for the ability of poisonous juice to irritate the mucous membranes. If, after collecting the ranunculus, caustic rub the eyes, they will water heavily due to the alkaloid protoanemonin. In rural areas, since ancient times, there has been an opinion that chickens should not be allowed to graze in a ranunculus field, otherwise they will go blind. But this “horror story” has not been confirmed by science.

The use of buttercup caustic in medicine

For medical purposes, stems and leaves of night blindness are used, the juice of which contains alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, glycosides and tannins. The main alkaloid in the buttercup is called protoanemonin, and it is directly related to poisonous sea anemones.

Buttercup caustic has the following beneficial effects on the human body:

• Tonic;

• bactericidal;

• Anti-inflammatory;

• Immunostimulating;

• Hemostatic;

• Accelerating metabolic processes;

• Stimulating hematopoiesis and raising the level of hemoglobin.

Buttercup-based preparations are used to treat the following diseases:

• Gout;

• Lupus;

• Burns and wounds;

• Furunculosis;

• Scabies;

• Migraine;

• Rheumatism;

• Volcanka;

• Arthritis;

• Eczema;

• Hernia;

• Malaria;

• Fever;

• Hepatitis;

• Cold;

• Ascites;

• Constipation;

• Arrhythmia;

• Toothache;

• warts;

• internal bleeding;

• calluses;

• Lipomas;

• Inflammation of the lymph nodes;

• Cinga;

• Mastitis;

• Trophic ulcers;

• Impetigo;

• Hydradenitis;

• Enlargement of the spleen;

• Dysentery;

• Staphylococcus aureus;

• Disorders of the menstrual cycle.

Buttercup poisonous

The scientific name of this species of buttercup is ranunculus sceleratu. A one-biennial, low (10-70 cm) plant with a branched, hollow stem inside, blooms with tiny (7-10 mm) pale yellow flowers. But the leaves of the poisonous ranunculus are bright green, shiny and more juicy and fleshy than those of night blindness, so more juice can be obtained from them.

By the way, it contains much more poisonous alkaloids than the juice of the previously described species, which is why the poisonous buttercup is called that.

The use of buttercup poisonous in medicine

The high content of alkaloids makes the internal use of poisonous ranunculus almost impossible, but the external one helps with many diseases. For example, if the juice is diluted with water and applied to the skin affected by the scabies mite, the itching will disappear on the same day, and in a week of regular rubdowns, you can get rid of the annoying parasite forever.

A weaker solution of poisonous ranunculus juice is excellent for washing eyes with barley and disinfecting purulent wounds. If an abscess ripens on the skin, you need to attach chopped fresh grass to this place and wrap it overnight. The poisonous juice will pull the inflammation out, and the painful abscess will open. Freshly squeezed concentrated juice of poisonous ranunculus can also remove warts if applied regularly several times a day. And in a hot infusion of poisonous ranunculus, it is good to soar legs at night with rheumatism.

Decoctions and infusions from a dried plant help with the following diseases:

• Enterocolitis;

• Bronchial asthma;

• Women’s diseases;

• Pneumonia;

• Edema and dropsy;

• Pleurisy;

• Weakness and dizziness.

Buttercup creeper

Buttercup creeping (ranunculus repens) is no less poisonous than the species described above, but it is called that because of the short stems that creep along the ground, which often take root. Thus, we can say that the creeping ranunculus has a combined type of reproduction – vegetative-seed. It does not need many seeds, so the plant blooms large for a ranunculus (2 cm in diameter), single honey-yellow flowers crowning each stalk. Flowering continues for a long time – from late spring to late summer. The buttercup is creeping, and unlike its counterparts, it does not favor the sun, it prefers the shady shores of forest lakes and swamps.

The use of buttercup creeping in medicine

The juice of this plant perfectly kills microbes, and also tones the body, heals and anesthetizes wounds. Warts are removed with crushed fresh grass, scabies is treated with diluted juice, and pulp is made from fleshy stems and tied to boils and abscesses so that they ripen and open as soon as possible. Compresses with creeping ranunculus well relieve pain in the joints and back, and washing and baths effectively kill the fungus on the legs.

The external use of buttercup creeping can alleviate the course of the following diseases:

• Sciatica;

• Radiculitis;

• Myositis;

• Rheumatism;

• Osteochondrosis;

• Polyarthritis;

• Scrofula;

• Gout.

To prepare an infusion for internal use, you need to take either only creeping buttercup flowers or dried grass. For a glass of boiling water, you will need one teaspoon of chopped raw materials. Dishes with infusion should be wrapped warmly for half an hour immediately after steaming, and then strain (very carefully!) And take one tablespoon three times a day before meals. This remedy is excellent for chronic headaches, migraines, epilepsy, dropsy, stomach and intestinal bleeding.

Fresh flowers of buttercup creeping significantly alleviate the condition of patients with malaria. Since the attacks of this disease overcome a person mainly in the evenings, it is necessary to grind the flowers in the morning and apply the resulting slurry to the inside of the wrists and elbows, where the large blood vessels pass. In this simple way, you can prevent or at least mitigate an attack of malaria.

Banewort

In Latin, the burning ranunculus is called ranunculus flammula. This is a compact, low (20-50 cm) plant with an upright or slightly sloping stem and two types of leaves: the lower ones are long-leaved, and the upper ones are wide and sessile. Burning ranunculus blooms with single small (12 mm in diameter) pale yellow or lemon flowers. The fruit of this plant is not at all the same as that of night blindness: it is not a multi-nutlet, but a single-seeded ovoid leaflet. Burning buttercup is a big fan of dampness, he likes swampy meadows and the coast of forest lakes.

The use of buttercup burning in medicine

The juice of the plant contains rare beneficial substances – coumarins and gamma-lactones. They have a therapeutic effect in scurvy, and this was discovered in ancient times, when the disease was very widespread. For the treatment of scurvy, it is recommended to squeeze a few drops of juice into half a glass of water and drink this medicine before meals three times a day for a month.

The alkaloids contained in the buttercup cause an immune response in the body of an oncological patient, with the help of which a person can cope with a serious illness. Folk healers advise for cancer to steam one tablespoon of fresh crushed burning ranunculus with a liter of boiling water, leave for an hour, then filter and take a tablespoon four times a day until all the medicine is drunk. After two weeks, the course of treatment can be repeated. We emphasize that this technique can only be used with the permission of the attending oncologist!

Buttercup multiflorum

Buttercup multi-flowered (ranunculus polyanthemus) is a stately (60-100 cm) beautiful plant with a straight pubescent stem and large (up to 3 cm in diameter) bright yellow flowers collected in inflorescences. The leaves of this species are long, wedge-shaped, and their petioles are also covered with fine hairs, like the stem. The multi-flowered ranunculus has a short flowering period – from June to July, it does not reproduce very actively, therefore it is less common in nature than the above-described counterparts. This ranunculus eschews civilization and can be seen in forest clearings and wide untouched meadows.

The use of buttercup multiflora in medicine

The stems, leaves and flowers of Ranunculus multiflorum contain the alkaloid protoanemonin, as well as flavonoids, ascorbic acid and carotene.

Such a rich composition makes it possible to use this plant for the treatment of many diseases:

• neuralgia;

• migraines;

• gout;

• Furunculosis;

• Rheumatism;

• Malaria;

• Purulent wounds;

• Tuberculosis of the skin.

To prepare an infusion of buttercup multiflora, you need to steam two teaspoons of freshly chopped raw materials with half a liter of boiling water and leave for forty minutes, and then carefully strain. Take the infusion 3-4 times a day before meals, one tablespoon.

Buttercup field

Field ranunculus (ranunculus arvensis) is a relatively low (up to 60 cm) plant with a vertical, highly branched, almost bare stem and wide dissected leaves. This species blooms with single golden-yellow flowers with a diameter of about one and a half centimeters. The rhizome of the plant consists of several small tubers, in which the content of alkaloids is higher than in the aerial part. The field ranunculus got its name precisely for the love of fields, meadows and pastures. It settles in open areas and grows well even on acidic, loamy and carbonate soils.

The use of buttercup field in medicine

The field buttercup, like all others, tones, disinfects and anesthetizes well, but it also has two additional properties: antipyretic and laxative. Alcoholic tincture of buttercup field is used for rubbing with fever and warming compresses for sore throat, sciatica and osteochondrosis. A gruel of fresh leaves and stems eliminates warts and accelerates the maturation of abscesses. Buttercup tubers were not left without attention – food additives are obtained from them industrially.

marsh buttercup

This type of buttercup is sometimes called aquatic, following the literal translation of the Latin name – ranunculus aquatica. This amazing plant is not at all like its terrestrial counterparts – it takes root directly under water, sometimes at an impressive depth (up to two meters). Buttercup marsh has a thin bare stem and small (3-4 cm) leaves of light green color. The petiole of the leaves is about the same length as they are. The shape is also unusual – the leaves of the marsh buttercup are thin, pinnate, do not exceed 12 millimeters in width.

The water buttercup is the only species we have described that blooms not with yellow, but with white flowers peeping out of the water. The flowering period takes about five months and falls at the end of spring – the beginning of autumn, and ends with the maturation of a gray ovoid fruit with prickly bristles at the top. Buttercup marsh is found everywhere: in Europe, and in Asia, and in America, and even in Africa. It can comfortably settle down in any shallow pool of stagnant water or in a slowly flowing stream. On swampy, silty soils, this plant is also found, but much less frequently.

The use of marsh buttercup in medicine

In addition to the alkaloid protoanemonin, the stems and leaves of marsh buttercup contain saponins, so it is considered a powerful natural tonic and aphrodisiac. To prepare a decoction that stimulates sexual function, you need to pour a tablespoon of fresh chopped marsh buttercup with a glass of boiling water, boil for 3-5 minutes, then wrap and leave for one hour. The finished medicine is carefully filtered and taken in a tablespoon before meals three times a day. This infusion enhances sexual desire in both men and women.

In conclusion, I would like to say that all the species of buttercup we have described are poisonous and have a similar chemical composition, so they are interchangeable. The main thing is not to start treatment with buttercup without consulting a doctor, because you need to be careful with any poisonous plants!

Collection and preparation of buttercup

The optimal time for harvesting a buttercup is the end of the flowering period, when the fruits are just tied up, and the petals have not yet fallen from all the flowers. By this time, the concentration of nutrients in the aerial parts of plants reaches its climax. Buttercup roots are rarely used in medicine due to their extreme toxicity.

Collection of buttercups is carried out using a garden pruner or large sharp scissors. It is necessary to carefully cut the stems at a height of 5-10 cm above the ground to get the juiciest part of the plant. Tearing buttercups is not recommended for two reasons: firstly, you will stain your hands with poisonous juice, and secondly, damage the root system, and then the plant will most likely die.

By the way, for greater safety, it is better to collect buttercups with gloves and tight clothing. When it comes into contact with the skin, and especially the mucous membranes, ranunculus juice causes severe irritation and burns, up to the formation of ulcers and blisters. The collected raw materials must be thoroughly washed and dried in the attic or under a canopy. Naturally, all these manipulations must be performed with gloves.

When does buttercup bloom?

The periods of flowering in plants of this family vary greatly in duration, depending on the species. There are buttercups that bloom as early as April, and by June fruits with seeds already appear on them, and there are those that delight the eye with bright flowers from May to October, such as marsh buttercup. If you stumble upon a ranunculus bush and are planning to harvest it, use the scientific literature and photographs to identify the species and thus find out the best time to harvest.

How to store?

Fresh buttercup cannot be stored at all, useful substances quickly disappear from it, so it is necessary to start treatment immediately. But dried raw materials can be packaged in paper bags and hidden in a closet, where the buttercup will retain its medicinal properties for about one year.

Composition and properties of buttercup

All types of buttercup contain the following biologically active substances:

• Protoanemonin– a volatile poisonous alkaloid with a sharp characteristic odor and a bitter burning taste. A small amount of protoanemonin has a healing effect on the human body: tones, stimulates the nervous system, improves immunity, kills microbes, increases the level of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood. And in large doses, it is the strongest plant poison with a nerve-paralytic effect, causing death from oppression of the respiratory center;

• Coumarins– natural anticoagulants, which also accelerate the processes of cell regeneration, act as a source of vitamin P, prevent the growth of tumors and the formation of blood clots;

• Cardiac glycosides– substances that normalize cardiac activity, slow down the rhythm of contractions of the heart muscle during tachycardia, increase systole and lengthen diastole, activate blood circulation and reduce blood pressure;

• Saponins– work as a choleretic agent, and also reduce temperature and pressure, dilute sputum and accelerate its removal from the bronchi, tone up and stimulate the reproductive system;

• Tannins– narrow and strengthen the walls of blood vessels, create the thinnest protective film on the mucous membrane of the digestive tract after ingestion, and on the surface of the skin – when applied externally;

• Alkaloids– a group of volatile toxic compounds that, in small doses, well stimulate the immune system, tone up, relieve fever, anesthetize, lower blood pressure, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, stop bleeding and disinfect wounds;

• Flavonoids– substances that prevent the destruction of valuable hyaluronic acid in the human body, as well as stimulate metabolic processes, increase the elasticity of blood vessels, neutralize free radicals and prevent sclerotic lesions of the circulatory system;

• Vitamin C– one of the most important vitamins for health, without which the normal functioning of the endocrine glands and the full absorption of iron from food is impossible. Ascorbic acid is also an antioxidant, a cancer protector and an important element for maintaining the nervous system. Vitamin C deficiency has a detrimental effect on immunity and hematopoiesis;

• Carotene– a substance necessary for good vision, strong bones and teeth, elastic skin and beautiful hair. The lack of carotene in the body turns into early aging, slowing down the synthesis of proteins, the development of cancer and slowing down the process of cellular regeneration;

• Amino acids– the most important substances on which the quality of blood, the level of hemoglobin and the body’s ability to cleanse depends. The more valuable amino acids a person receives, the faster he gets rid of harmful components of food and air – pesticides, radionuclides, heavy metals;

• Vegetable oils– nourish and rejuvenate tissues, normalize metabolic processes, accelerate cellular regeneration, neutralize carcinogens and prevent the appearance of malignant neoplasms.

Thus, buttercup has many useful properties:

• Tones;

• Pain relief;

• Reduces temperature and pressure;

• Obezzarživaet;

• It weakens;

• Kills the fungus

• Protects against cancer;

• Increases perspiration;

• Normalizes metabolic processes;

• Strengthens immunity.

Buttercup treatment

Traditional medicine treats buttercup with little interest, although this plant has been proven to be one of the most effective remedies for skin tuberculosis. On pharmacy shelves, you will never find dried ranunculus, which is sold on a par with St.

Doctors treat treatment with poisonous plants with understandable apprehension and skepticism, but this is not a reason to refuse a consultation. Buttercup has serious contraindications, in addition, it is very important to choose the right dosage and type of medicinal raw materials. Different parts of the plant have a different intensity of healing effect, so the advice of an experienced herbalist or naturopath will definitely not hurt you.

Flowers

Buttercup flower infusions are used primarily to stimulate the nervous system and improve blood quality. This remedy also disinfects and kills the fungus well, so buttercup flowers are used to treat scabies, intestinal infections, Staphylococcus aureus and fungal skin lesions. From such raw materials, you can make an excellent insecticide, with which you can easily clean the house of ticks, bedbugs and moths, or protect fruit crops in your garden from pests.

If you grind freshly picked buttercup flowers into gruel, you get an analogue of mustard plaster and blister plaster. By applying this remedy to a boil or boil, you will accelerate the maturation and release of pus. Mustard plasters from buttercup flowers burn much stronger than usual, and you can keep them on your chest and back for no longer than fifteen minutes. Flowers can be rubbed on aching joints or back, then they will act as an anesthetic. And with malaria, as we mentioned above, crushed buttercup flowers are applied to the wrists and elbows to stop attacks.

Rhizomes and tubers

In the root system of the buttercup, the concentration of toxic alkaloids is very high, therefore, treatment with this part of the plant must be approached very carefully. Powder from fresh tubers or roots is used to remove warts and disinfect festering wounds. This raw material is also suitable for the preparation of alcohol tinctures against cancer, but an experienced herbalist who knows the exact dosage and understands the toxicity of the roots of different types of buttercup should do such things.

There is an ancient folk method for treating infertility, according to which the roots of the buttercup must be cleaned and inserted into the vagina at night in the middle of the cycle to stimulate sexual function and ensure successful conception. But it is obvious that this barbaric method of treatment can cause not long-awaited motherhood, but a burn of the vaginal mucosa.

seed

A decoction of buttercup seeds is used for colds as an expectorant and immune stimulant. In general, little is known about the treatment with buttercup seeds, and the most likely reason for the paucity of information is that they are difficult to collect in sufficient quantities, and there is no need to do this when there are flowers, leaves and stems that have the same properties.

Leaves and stems

The herbaceous part is the most popular type of raw material for ranunculus treatment. It is from fresh and dried leaves and stems that decoctions and infusions are most often prepared against ulcers and boils, headaches and joint pains, colds and skin infections. Freshly squeezed ranunculus juice copes well with warts, fungal infections and scabies.

If you have suffered a joint or soft tissue injury, hurry to attach crushed buttercup leaves to this place – this way you will avoid severe swelling and internal hemorrhage, and also relieve pain. A slurry of buttercup leaves and stems prevents the formation of an ugly bruise at the site of a bruise, if applied immediately and held for 15 minutes.

Since ancient times, a mixture of table vinegar and crushed buttercup leaves has been used in folk medicine. This healing remedy helps with leprosy, eczema and baldness, if regularly rubbed into the affected skin. But do not forget to wash off the drug after 10-15 minutes.

Infusion, tincture, ointment and ranunculus juice

Oriental healers, Russian healers and northern shamans prepare medicines from buttercup. It is safe to say that this medicinal plant has long been carefully studied. Buttercup treatment is relevant for skin inflammation, pain syndrome of various etiologies, neuralgia and joint damage, colds and oncology. The main thing is to choose the right dosage form.

Water infusion

The most commonly used form is an aqueous infusion, since it is technically incorrect to make a ranunculus decoction, because most of the biologically active substances evaporate from it when boiled. You can boil the buttercup for a maximum of five minutes, but it’s better to just steam it with boiling water, wrap it up and insist. The infusion time should not be too long, it is optimal to keep the raw material in the medicine for 30-60 minutes, and then carefully filter it, since too many toxic alkaloids will pass into it over a longer period.

The classic recipe for buttercup infusion looks like this: a teaspoon of dry raw materials is poured with half a liter of boiling water, kept warm for half an hour, filtered and used to disinfect wounds, eliminate parasites and fungi, or inside a tablespoon three times a day for the treatment of internal diseases. Buttercup infusion can also rinse your mouth with bleeding gums, gingivitis and periodontal disease – after a week the inflammation will subside.

Alcohol tincture

We will not give a recipe for an alcoholic tincture for cancer treatment here, since this is a dangerous and complex technique that requires a lot of experience and precision. But the external use of ranunculus tincture is quite safe and useful for many diseases.

Take 50 fresh buttercup flowers, pour half a liter of medical alcohol, tightly seal the glass container and keep the medicine in a dark, cool place for 21 days, shaking occasionally. Then filter and use for warm compresses, rubbing and disinfecting wounds.

Healing ointment

To prepare an ointment, take fresh buttercup flowers, grind them and mix with lard (pork fat) in a ratio of one to four. It is necessary to store buttercup ointment in the refrigerator in a tightly closed glass jar.

This is an excellent remedy for colds – just rub buttercup ointment on your chest and back and wrap yourself in a warm handkerchief to relieve coughing and sleep peacefully all night with bronchitis. You can apply such an ointment to a sore throat, and to inflamed lymph nodes, and to muscles that are chilled by a draft, but be sure to wrap the sore spot to enhance its healing effect.

Juice

Freshly squeezed buttercup juice allows you to remove warts, as well as relieve excruciating toothache, if the cotton wool soaked in it is briefly applied to the gum. Cataracts at an early stage are treated with highly diluted buttercup juice: for this you need to wipe sore eyes 3-4 times a day.

Precautions in the treatment of ranunculus

Do not forget that buttercup is a very poisonous plant, so you can treat it only after consulting a doctor. It is also important to follow the dosage exactly, since a substance that is beneficial in a small amount can cause irreparable harm in a large amount.

The symptoms of ranunculus poisoning are as follows:

• Sharp pain in the epigastrium;

• Nausea and vomiting;

• Liquid stool;

• Slow or fluctuating heart rate;

• Profuse salivation;

• Seizures and tremors;

• Loss of consciousness.

If there is a suspicion of ranunculus poisoning, you need to follow simple steps as soon as possible:

• Call an ambulance;

• Rinse the stomach with a weak solution of potassium permanganate;

• Drink activated charcoal at the rate of 1 tablet for every 10 kg of weight.

Severe poisoning is caused by protoanemonin, a poisonous volatile alkaloid contained in buttercup. The danger is not only the ingestion of a large dose of this alkaloid into the body, but also prolonged exposure to the skin and mucous membranes. Injections of ranunculus extract threaten tissue destruction and necrosis, so they are not currently being done. Only the methods described above are relevant, and only the named dosages, which must be strictly followed.

Contraindications to the use of buttercup

Buttercup treatment is contraindicated for pregnant and lactating women, as well as people with individual intolerance to the biologically active ingredients of the plant.

Buttercup poisoning

Livestock grazing in floodplain meadows are at risk of ranunculus poisoning. If the animal eats a lot of poisonous grass, it will lose the ability to chew food, will experience great anxiety and excruciating pain in the abdomen. You can guess about poisoning by salivation, vomiting and diarrhea.

In severe cases, the animal begins to convulse half an hour after eating the buttercup, it falls to the ground, its eyes roll, breathing stops, and then the victim loses consciousness and dies. To protect your livestock from such a fate, you need to carefully inspect the pasture for the presence of poisonous plants (buttercup, celandine, aconite) before driving out to graze.

Recipes for buttercup treatment

• Decoction of heel spurs. Pour a glass of fresh grass into a three-liter pot of hot water, boil for several minutes, cool slightly, pour into a basin and soak your feet until the broth cools completely.

• Infusion from tuberculosis of the skin. Pour three tablespoons of crushed ranunculus leaves with two glasses of boiling water and insist for three hours, then strain and make lotions and compresses with cotton wool and warm infusion.

• Tincture for umbilical hernia. Pour half a glass of buttercup flowers with half a liter of vodka and insist in a dark, cool place for three days, then strain and take one tablespoon before meals three times a day for a month.

• Tincture for rheumatism and gout. For half a glass of vodka, you will need 10 grams of fresh buttercup flowers. The tincture should be kept in a dark place for a month, and then strained and used for rubbing and compresses.

• A decoction for hepatitis and liver failure. Steam a teaspoon of fresh crushed buttercup stems and leaves with a glass of boiling water, soak for 15 minutes in a water bath, then carefully strain and take one and a half teaspoons three times a day before meals for at least two months to achieve a lasting therapeutic effect.

• Acetic tincture for pancreatitis. Mix in a glass jar half a cup of fresh ranunculus herb and two and a half cups of table (9%) vinegar. Soak the tincture for a day, then carefully strain and dilute with water in a ratio of 1:10. At each attack of pain, take the medicine, starting with one drop and doubling the dosage every half hour until you reach thirty-two drops. You can resort to such treatment only after consulting a doctor.