Pinyin name m ā o Zhu m: c m: o

The English name of Ranunculus felis is Root.

Another name is Ranunculus ternatus.

source

Source of medicinal materials: root tuber or whole grass of Ranunculaceae.

Latin animal and plant mineral name: Ranunculus ternatus. [R. Zuccarinii miq。 ]

Harvest and storage: after planting for 2-3 years, dig in late autumn or early spring. After digging back, remove the stems, leaves and fibrous roots, wash the soil and dry it in the sun.

Ranunculus ternatus in its original form is a perennial herb. 5-20cm high. Clustered with many small fleshy tuberous roots, the tuberous roots are nearly spindle-shaped or ovoid, with a diameter of 3-5 mm, the stems are scattered, multi-branched, sparsely pubescent, and then fall off without hair. Basal leaves are clustered and have long stems; The petiole is 6- 10 cm long; The shape of leaves is changeable, and the single leaf is 3-lobed or 3-lobed. The leaf length is 0.5- 1.7 cm, and the width is 0.5- 1.5 cm. The lobule or main lobe has lobes or is subdivided into strip lobes. Cauline leaves are small, divided and sessile. Inflorescence has some flowers; Flowers bisexual, solitary at the top of stems and branches, with a diameter of 1- 1.5 cm; Sepals 5, elliptic, 3-4 mm long, sparsely outside; 5 petals, obovate, 6-8 mm long, bright yellow, with claws at the base, about 0.8 mm long, and the honey groove is prismatic; Stamens are numerous, and anthers are about 65438±0mm； long. Receptacle glabrous; Carpels are numerous, glabrous and short in style. Achenes are ovoid, about 65438 0.5 mm long, hairless, with longitudinal edges and a beak about 0.5 mm long. The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from April to August.

Habitat distribution

Ecological environment: it grows in plain wet grassland, near-field wasteland or hillside grassland, and can also grow in Zhongshan above1000 m.

Distribution of resources: Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan Province, Henan, Hunan, Hubei and Guangxi.

cultivate

1. Like the biological characteristics of warm and humid climate. Born in hills, dry slopes, ridges, roadsides and wet wasteland, it has strong adaptability. The requirements for soil are not strict, and it is suitable for cultivation in fertile humus loam.

2. Cultivation techniques use seeds or split roots to propagate. Seed propagation: the seeds are harvested from April to May when the fruits are ripe, and sown with the harvest or stored in layers until the next spring sowing. The row spacing of drilling holes is 30cm, and the covering soil is thin. Root-splitting propagation: in spring, the dug smaller rhizomes are planted as seeds in holes with a row spacing of 30cm×30cm.

3. The root system of Ranunculus ternatus is shallow in field management, so weeds should be pulled instead of weeding, the soil should be kept moist frequently, water should be paid attention to during the growth period, and topdressing should be done twice at the seedling stage.

Character; Role; letter

1. Character identification: The tuberous root is spindle-shaped, with 5-6 clusters, resembling a cat's paw, with a length of 3- 10mm and a diameter of 2-3mm, with yellowish brown residual stems or stem marks at the top. The surface is yellowish brown or grayish yellow, and the color becomes darker after a long time, with slight longitudinal wrinkles, some fibrous roots traces and residual fibrous roots. Solid, white or yellow-white in cross section, hollow or solid, powdery. Slight breath, slightly sweet taste.

The color is yellowish brown and the texture is solid.

2. Microscopic identification of root tuber cross section: epidermal cells are elongated tangentially, yellow-brown, partially differentiated into epidermis, and the wall is slightly lignified. The cortex is 20-30 rows of cells, with a slightly thick wall and depressions; The inner cortex is obvious. The stele is small and the sheath is 1-2 rows of parenchyma cells. The xylem and phloem are arranged at intervals. Thin-walled cells are filled with starch granules.

Sweetness; Temperature; flat

Meridian-entering liver; Lung meridian

Function indication detoxification; Resolving phlegm and resolving stagnation. Indications of lymph node tuberculosis; Tuberculosis; Pharyngitis; Furuncle; Snake bite; Malaria; Migraine; Toothache.

Usage and dosage: decocted, 9- 15g. External use: take appropriate amount, grind it into powder and apply it.

Attachment 1 treatment of lymphoid tuberculosis: 1. Ranunculus ternatus and Prunella vulgaris. Boil in water, filter to get juice, then boil it into paste and stick it on the affected area. Second, the cat claw grass is four or two. Add water to boil. Decoct with slow fire for half an hour, filter to get juice, add yellow wine or glutinous rice wine (white wine is forbidden) as the guide, and take it four times. The next day, without adding yellow wine, the original medicine was decocted again by the above method. One dose every two days and four doses in a row. Eat again every three to five days. (Henan Chinese Herbal Medicine Manual 2 Treatment of Tuberculosis: Ranunculus ternatus, decocted in water, taken twice. Henan Chinese herbal medicine handbook series

clinical application

Treat cervical lymph node tuberculosis. With Ranunculus ternatus decoction (or tincture) as the main component, supplemented by traditional Chinese medicine for invigorating qi and nourishing blood, and combined with surgical incision, drainage and crawling operation, various Ranunculus ternatus preparations were locally applied to treat simple, mixed infection, ulcer and fistula cervical lymph node tuberculosis 180 cases. After 2-3 months of treatment, 34 cases were clinically cured/kloc-0, and 35 cases were markedly effective.

Compilation and use method: 1. Oral medicine: Ranunculus ternatus 150g, adding 500ml of water, decocting with slow fire for half an hour, and taking yellow rice wine 2-4 times before going to bed, daily 1 dose. Or use 25% tincture, three times a day, each time 10ml. All patients take 3 days as a course of treatment and have the next course of treatment every 3-5 days. People with weak constitution take Bazhen Decoction at intervals, and those with ulcer or fistula take Yiqi Yang Rong Decoction at intervals, taking 2-3 doses continuously.

2. External use: 10% Ranunculus ternatus extract, soaked in sterile gauze, used for ulcer wounds or fistulas with necrotic tissues or cheese-like substances; 30% Ranunculus ternatus ointment is used in the affected area of mixed infection or ulcer; Or made into catnip vaseline gauze, which is suitable for drainage or fistula filling, and no adverse side effects are found in the treatment process. 124 cases were followed up 1-2 years to observe the long-term curative effect. 4 cases recurred, all of which were distant recurrences. Ranunculus ternatus can also be made into injection for intramuscular injection, 2-4ml each time, twice a day, still combined with local routine treatment. 1 10 cases were observed, and the cure rate was 90%.

Excerpts from Chinese Materia Medica