Barcode: CAL0000013926

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Family: RANUNCULACEAE

Scientific Name: Ranunculus lingua L.

Collector: J.F. Duthie

Country: India

Uses: Leaves applied as a vesicant in rheumatism of the joints. Herb causes irritation of the mucous membrane and inflammation of intestinal tract in livestock; the toxicity, however, is lost on drying. Protoanemonine is the toxic principle.