Mao Zhua Cao - 猫爪草 - Radix Ranunculi Ternati

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Radix Ranunculi Ternati
Common English:	Catclaw Buttercup Root

Category

Chinese Folk Herbs

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Acrid	Warm	Liver Lung	9-15g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Disperses swelling	Pulmonary tuberculosis, Scrofula, Subcutaneous nodes
Antimalarial	Malaria

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. It is a Chinese folk medicinal that does not appear in the traditional herbals.
2. Research has shown that it inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
3. By removing toxic materials it eliminates stasis, and it is mainly indicated for lymphocancer, thyroma and mammoma.