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'''Sheep's sorrelRumex acetosella''', commonly known as Rumex acetosella, red sorrel, sour weed and field sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves  ==Uses=={{Uses|fevers}}, {{Uses|inflammations}}, {{Uses|kidney and urinary tract diseases}}, {{Uses|intestinal parasites}}, {{Uses|eczema}}, {{Uses|herpes}}, {{Uses|itchy rashes}}, {{Uses|digestive problems}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}.  ==Chemical Composition==Crysophanic acid, and redan iron-tinted deeply ridged stemsgreening tannin. In the early stage of its growth, and it sprouts from an aggressive and spreading rhizomeabounds in oxalic acid<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==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||Leaves are Lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink to red|six|There are two or more ways to evenly divide the flower}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|General|0.9–1. 5 mm|The flowers emerge from fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe|With hooked hairs|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==Most gardeners consider sorrel a tallperennial pesky weed. It is in good company, upright stemas many medicinal plants such as dandelion, plantain, and nettle are disdained as weeds to be rooted out of garden and lawn. Female flowers are maroon <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in colorareas=={{Commonly seen|Heaths and acid grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|A weed of acid soils}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">20140420Rumex acetosa1.jpg

A perennial herb that has a slender and reddish upright stem that is branched at the top, reaching a height of 18 inches (0.5 meters). The arrow-shaped leaves are small, slightly longer than 1 inch (3 cm), and smooth with a pair of horizontal lobes at the base. It blooms during March to November, when yellowish-green (male) or reddish (female) flowers develop on separate plants at the apex of the stem, which develop into the red fruits (achenes)20140420Rumex acetosa2.jpg

Rumex acetosella is widely considered to be a hard-to-control noxious weed due to its spreading rhizome. Blueberry farmers are familiar with the weed because it thrives in the same conditions under which blueberries are cultivated 20140420Rumex acetosa3.jpg

*There are several uses of sheep sorrel in the preparation of food including a garnish, a tart flavoring agent, a salad green, and a curdling agent for milk in cheese-making20140424Rumex acetosa1.[Clarification needed]jpg  * The leaves have a lemony, tangy or nicely tart flavor20140424Rumex acetosa2. It is also known as sheep shower in parts of the countryjpg </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[which?] and there is a recipe for sheep shower wine onlinehttps://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/rumex-acet.[clarification neededhtml "Chemical constituents"]</ref>

==Common <ref name=="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/rumex/acetosella/ "plant Characteristics"]</ref>

* '''English''' <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.anniesremedy.com/rumex- acetosella-sheep-sorrel.php "How to Grow Sheep's sorrelSorrel"]</ref></references>

== External Links ==* [https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-718/sorrel Rumex acetosella on webmd.com]* [https://jonbarron.org/herbal-library/herbs/sheep-sorrel Rumex acetosella on jon barron.org]* [http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/r/rumex-acetosella=sheeps-sorrel.php Rumex acetosella on natural medicinalherbs.net]* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/sorrel-uses-benefits.html Rumex acetosella on herbal-supplement-resource uses and benefits]