Properties: Pungent, slightly bitter, warm. Toxic

Meridans Entered:
Primary: Stomach, Heart, Gallbladder, Liver

1. Clears Jaundice and calms wheezing
   Jaundice (crush and apply to Dazhui Du-14 6 hours before the onset of the disease)
   Asthma
2. Stops malaria (Nue)
   Malaria (crush and apply externally to the area under the deltoid muscle of the arm; Discard when a burning sensation is felt locally; If blisters appear, cover with sterile gauze)
3. Alleviates pain
   Migraine
   Stomachache (crush and apply to acupoints such as Weishu Bl-21 and Weishu Bl-21Shenshu Bl-23; Discard when a burning sensation is felt locally).
   toothache
   Bi Syndrome, Crane's Knee Wind
4. Removes obstructions from the eyes
   Swollen welling abscess, malign sores, scab and lichen
   Superficial visual obstruction (crush and apply to the pulse point on the opposite wrist, until blisters appear; Then puncture the blisters and apply anti-inflammatory medication to prevent infection) Fire eye

Suggested Daily Dosage: Crushed and applied externally, usually to acupoints related to the disease and removed once blistering occurs.

Cautions: Toxic and generally not for internal use. It is contraindicated on broken skin or for those with allergies. Pregnant women should use with caution.

• Ranunculin
  Unstable glycoside that turns into protoanemonin when crushed or chewed, becoming a powerful irritant that can cause cause severe blistering of the mouth and throat, intense abdominal pain, and digestive distress. Drying can reduce this for livestock in hay, but there is no verified or safe method to prepare buttercups for human ingestion.