Rumex acetosella

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Noun

Rumex acetosella - small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry placessheep sorrel, sheep's sorrelsour grass, dock, sorrel - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

rumex acetosella

sheep sorrel

A great instant snack food. Leaves shaped like knife/sword/ arrowhead with tall flowering stalks that sometimes resemble red grass with small reddish-colored flowers stuck close to the stalk, that sometimes branches at the top. Male flowers are yellow-green, female are red (lipstick). It has a strong tart, sour-apple or lemony flavor, quite a fun plant to eat. The entire plant is edible. Contains lots of soluble oxalates, but shouldn't be a concern to someone eating a diverse healthy diet. A great addition to any type of salad. Used for inflammation, diarrhea, menstrual bleeding. Has multiple cancerpreventing compounds and anti-mutagenics making it a popular anticancer plant. It’s one of the ingredients in the famous Essiac tea remedy.

Rumex acetosella

sheep sorrel

Herbal medicine
A European weed that contains oxalic acid. It is astringent and used topically for pruritic (itchy) rashes (e.g., caused by poison ivy and abrasions) and internally for constipation, diarrhoea, upper GI ulcers and hypermenorrhoea.

Toxicity
Nausea, vomiting, headache; excessive ingestion may cause renal failure due to its high content of oxalic acid.

Rumex acetosella

(roo′mĕks ă-sē′tō-sĕl′ă) [NL] Sheep sorrel, a green leafy vegetable promoted for its anticancer effects.

Rumex acetosella

Related to Rumex acetosella: Trifolium dubium, Rumex acetosa, Vicia hirsuta

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Synonyms for Rumex acetosella

noun small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves

Synonyms

sheep sorrel
sheep's sorrel

Related Words

sour grass
dock
sorrel

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