RANUNCULUS.The various species of Ranunculus, or Buttercup, so common in this country, are chiefly remarkable for their acridity, proved by chewing a small portion of their leaves. Their action is emetic, and when bruised and applied to the skin, irritating, acting like a mustard-plaister, or blister. See Crowfoot. Their acridity arises from a volatile principle, which is destroyed by boiling, or even by drying. It is not fit to be taken inwardly, on account of its poisonous influence. The juice of most members of this genus of plants when applied to the skin acts as a rubefacient; in some cases it acts as a blister. The knowledge of this might prove very useful.
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