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[[File:6h common yellow oxalis.jpg|thumb|right|''Lemon clover'', ''Oxalis stricta'']]

'''Lemon clover''' is an herbaceous plant native to North America, parts of Eurasia, and has a rare introduction in Britain. It tends to grow in woodlands, meadows, and in disturbed areas as both a perennial and annual.

==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Stomach cramps}}, {{Uses|Nausea}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Swollen gums}}.

==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}

==Chemical Composition==
Methanolic and ethanolic extracts of this plant show the presence of carbohydrate, glycosides, phytosterols, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, proteins (12.5%), amino acids and volatile oil<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Yellow Wood Sorrel}}

==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==
{{Habit|Herb}}

==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Each leaf is divided into three heart shaped leaflets the point of the leaf toward the stem and the notch outward in the manner of a clover leaf}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|1.3cm wide|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August and Blooms first appear in mid spring and continue into early fall}}

===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simple|7–10 mm |An elongated capsule||many}}

===Other features===

==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''

==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.

==How to plant/cultivate==
Easily grown in a sandy soil in a warm dry position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|woodlands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|growing in abandoned fields}}.

==Photo Gallery==
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Image:Stijve klaverzuring uitlopers Oxalis fontana.jpg|Rhizomes
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==References==

<references> 
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://ijpsr.com/bft-article/phytochemistry-and-pharmacology-of-oxalis-corniculata-linn-a-review/?view=fulltext "Phytochemistry"]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[http://2bnthewild.com/plants/H279.htm "plant description"]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Oxalis+stricta "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>

==External Links==
* [http://www.robsplants.com/plants/OxaliStric Oxalis stricta robs plants.com]
* [https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/oxalis.html Oxalis stricta on henrittes herbal homepage]
* [http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/o/oxalis-stricta=yellow-wood-sorrel.php Oxalis stricta on medicinal herbs.net]
* [https://findmeacure.com/2012/01/19/oxalis-stricta/ Oxalis stricta on find me a cuer.com]


[[Category:Herbs]]