RANUNCULACEAE

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               RANUNCULACEAE 

Also called as Butter cup or Crowfoot family.
It is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera
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HABIT : Plants are annual or perennial herbs.
HABITAT : Central Europe, Canada, USA.
STEM : Young stems with solid internodes, or with hollow internodes.
LEAVES : Opposite or whorled leaves , simple or compound.
INFLORESENCE :  Cymes or racemes or panicles.
FLOWER : Hypogynous, usually bisexual and actinomorphic; sometimes polygamous or dioecious.
COROLLA : 3-5 petals, polypetalous, or partially gamopetalous, or gamopetalous
CALYX : 3-5 or 8 sepals, polysepalous, or partially gamosepalous, or gamosepalous.
FRUIT : Usually non-fleshy, or fleshy (rarely), a follicle, or an achene, or baccate.

IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANTS OF  RANUNCULACEAE

ACONITUM


BOTANICAL ORIGIN : Aconitum napellus
Common Name : Aconite
Part used : Dried roots
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Central and Southern Europe.
Constituents : 
Aconitines (Diacyl esters of polyhydric amino alcohols)
Atisines (Amino alcohols)


Neopelline

Na pelline
Acotinic acid 
Neoline

USES: 
Analgesic
Diuretic
In tinctures
Diaphoretic
Powerful sedative
Liniment
Used to relieve pain and fever
LARKSPUR
BOTANICAL ORIGIN : Delphenium ajacis
Common Name : Larkspur
Part used : Dried ripe seed
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Central Europe.
Constituents : 
It contains mixture of alkaloids such as:
Ajacine 
Ajaconine 
Ajacinine
Delphenine
USES : 
In tinctures
Toothache
In liver diseases
Externally as parasiticide
As antidote for aconite poison and snake poison

PULSATILLA

BOTANICAL ORIGIN : Anemone pulsatilla
Common Name : Pasque flower
Part used : Dried herb
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Central and Northern Europe.
Constituents : 
Contain volatile oil with active principle
Anemol which has an irritant effect on skin 
USES :
Emetic (induce vomiting)
Purgative
Pain relief
Rheumatism 
Amenohrae
In liver diseases

HYDRASTIS 

BOTANICAL ORIGIN : Hydrastis canadensis
Common Name : Golden seal
Part used : Dried root and rhizome
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Canada, USA.
Constituents : 
It contains mixture of Alkaloids
Hydrastine
Canadine
Berberine
USES: 
Astringents in inflammation of mucous membrane 
In nasal inflammation
In GIT
In uterus and vaginal inflammation

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