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Ranunculus Flammula

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Ranunculus Flammula · Lesser Spearwort · "The Gangrene Buttercup"

PlantRare✨ Clarke only

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Exclusively Documented in Clarke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 It acts as a powerful irritant capable of causing severe tissue destruction, inflammation, and gangrene.

📖 Clarke writes:

Ranunculus flammula. N. O. Ranunculaceae. Tincture of whole plant.

👤 Characteristics

Sphere of Action & Core States

•Produces gangrene of the arm down to tendons and bone (from external application)

•Produces distension of abdomen in horses

•Produces inflammation and gangrene of abdominal organs in horses

•Promotes digestion when eaten moderately (in horses)

•Hurtful to horses only if eaten in excess

Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms

•Gangrene of the arm down to tendons and bone following external application to the wrist

•Distension of abdomen

•Inflammation of abdominal organs

•Gangrene of abdominal organs

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Produces gangrene of the skin and underlying tissues down to the bone.

Clarke

Topical application to the wrist causes severe local tissue necrosis.

Clarke

Causes significant distension of the abdomen.

Clarke

Induces inflammation of the abdominal organs.

Clarke

Capable of causing gangrene of the internal abdominal organs.

Clarke

Effects are dose-dependent, acting as a digestive aid in small amounts.

Clarke

Highly toxic to horses when consumed in excess.

Clarke

📋 Clinical Indications

Conditions Clarke associates with this remedy — no detailed symptom-by-system breakdown exists for this entry.

Ulceration

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📚 Sources & References

✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

Compiled from classical homeopathic texts in the public domain. Click any active source badge to open the original text. For educational and reference purposes only. Always consult a qualified homeopath for treatment.