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'''Ficaria verna''' commonly known as lesser celandine is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and west Asia.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Perineal damage}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
'''Ficaria verna''', (formerly Ranunculus ficaria L.) commonly known as lesser celandine, is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and west Asia. It has fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers with bright yellow, glossy petals.<ref name="common names"/> The plant is poisonous if ingested raw and potentially fatal to grazing animals and livestock such as horses, cattle, and sheep.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Chromatographic analysis confirmed the presence of phenolic acids: vanillic, synapic, ferulic, p-coumaric, caffeic, p-hydroxybenzoic, protocatechuic and p-hydroxyphenylacetic <ref name="chemical composition"/>
Lesser celandine is a hairless perennial, with spirally-arranged cordate dark-green leaves without stipules. It produces actinomorphic (radially symmetrical) flowers with 3 sepaloid tepals and 7-12 glossy yellow petaloid tepals. Double flowered varieties also occur. The stamens and carpels are numerous, and the fruit is a single-seeded achene with a very short style. In several sub-species, tubers are formed in the leaf axils after flowering.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Lesser celandine, Fig buttercup}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|There is one leaf per node along the stem and the edge of the leaf blade has teeth}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|13|There are two or more ways to evenly divide the flower}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|General|2.6–2.8 mm|The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe|With hooked hairs|Many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
  
Ficaria verna sensu lato is native to central Europe, north Africa and the Caucasus. It is not native in North America
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
  
== Uses ==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Prefers a moist loamy neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or shade<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
*The plant is known as pilewort by some herbalists because it has historically been used to treat piles
 
* Lesser celandine is still recommended in several "current" herbal guides for treatment of hemorrhoids by applying an ointment of raw leaves as a cream or lanolin to the affected area.<ref name="uses"/>
 
  
==Common names==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Montane forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Shores of rivers}}, {{Commonly seen|Shores of lakes}}.
  
* '''English''' -  Fig buttercup
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:2007 ranunculus ficaria.jpg|Flowers
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File:Ficaria_verna_001.JPG|Buds
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File:Ranunculus ficaria0.jpg|Leaves
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File:Ranunculus ficaria3.jpg|Whole herb
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File:Ranunculus ficaria5.jpg|Young leaves
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File:Vorterod.jpg|Matured leaves
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File:20150324Ficaria verna2.jpg
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</gallery>
  
== References ==  
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==References==
  
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<references>  
<ref name="common names">[https://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEn/fact/rafi1.htm "Ficaria verna"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259998140_Polyphenolic_compounds_from_flowers_of_Ficaria_verna_Huds Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="uses">[http://wssajournals.org/doi/full/10.1614/IPSM-D-09-00044.1?code=wssa-site "Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria): A Threat to Woodland Habitats in the Northern United States and Southern Canada"]</ref>
 
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/ficaria/verna/ Charecteristics]</ref>
  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficaria_verna Ficaria_verna -Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ranunculus+ficaria Cultivation details]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618215009738 Charred root tubers of lesser celandine]
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=368056&isprofile=0&:// Ficaria verna on missouri botonical garden]
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* [https://scottishforestgarden.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/eating-lesser-celandine/ Ficaria verna on scottishforestgarden]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3365867/ Ficaria verna Huds. extracts and their β-cyclodextrin supramolecular systems]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Ranunculaceae]]

Latest revision as of 10:55, 3 February 2022

Ficaria verna

Ficaria verna commonly known as lesser celandine is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and west Asia.

Uses

Haemorrhoids, Ulcers, Piles, Curing liver disorders, Perineal damage, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Dried folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Chromatographic analysis confirmed the presence of phenolic acids: vanillic, synapic, ferulic, p-coumaric, caffeic, p-hydroxybenzoic, protocatechuic and p-hydroxyphenylacetic [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Lesser celandine, Fig buttercup


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate There is one leaf per node along the stem and the edge of the leaf blade has teeth

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 13 There are two or more ways to evenly divide the flower

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 2.6–2.8 mm The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe With hooked hairs Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a moist loamy neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or shade[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Montane forest, Meadows, Shores of rivers, Shores of lakes.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links