Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Common sorrel ↔ Cathartic

Plant

Family

knotweed family, smartweed family, buckwheat family (Polygonaceae)

English

Common sorrel, Broadleaf sorrel, Common english sorrel, Cow sorrel, Cuckoo sorrel, French sorrel, Garden sorrel, Green sorrel, Red sorrel, Sorrel, Sour dock

Latin

Rumex acetosa L., Rumex acetosa ssp. acetosa var. acetosa

Plantparts

Dried leaves, Entire plant, foliage, Fresh leaves, Grass, Leaf, Root, Seed, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Cathartic, laxative, aperient, catharic, movements of the bowel, purgative

Plantparts

Methods of Preparation

Methods of Use

--Not specified
Dried leaves-Not specified
Fresh leaves-Not specified
GrassBoiledNot specified
Roots-Not specified
Seeds-Not specified
Source: LiberHerbarum/XPn0188Sn0018

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