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Rumex acetosella - Sheep's sorrel

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Rumex acetosella, Sheep's sorrel

Rumex acetosella is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds.

Uses

fevers, inflammations, kidney and urinary tract diseases, intestinal parasites, eczema, herpes, itchy rashes, digestive problems, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Crysophanic acid, and an iron-greening tannin. In the early stage of its growth, it abounds in oxalic acid[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Pundi
Hindi Chuk
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu Chukkakura
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Pundi
English Common Sorrel, Spinach dock


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Leaves are Lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets

[2]

Flower

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

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 0.9–1.5 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.

How to plant/cultivate

Most gardeners consider sorrel a perennial pesky weed. It is in good company, as many medicinal plants such as dandelion, plantain, and nettle are disdained as weeds to be rooted out of garden and lawn.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Heaths and acid grasslands, A weed of acid soils, Borders of forests and fields.

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