Pharmacological and toxicological effects of the Ranunculus species (Ranunculus arvensis and Ranunculus sceleratus) grown in Iraq

Abstract

The current review revealed that Ranunculus arvensis contained carbohydrates, protein, amino acids, tannins, glycosides, phenols steroids, sterols, saponosides, leucoanthocyanes, di and tri terpenes, coumarins and flavanoids. It possessed antimicrobial, antioxidant and antitumor effects. Ranunculus sceleratus contained amino acid, proteins, alkaloids, phytosterols, flavonoids, steroids, fatty acid, terpenoids, phenols, saponin, tannins and resins. It exerted antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. However both species were not free from adverse effects.