Wood Sorrel Herbal and Edible Use The leaves, flowers, fruits and bulbs of Wood Sorrel are edible and used by herbalists The entire plant is used as an alternative medicine, it has diuretic, antiscorbutic and refrigerant actions, and a decoction made from its pleasant acid leaves is given in high fever, both to quench thirst and to allay theThe first written mentions of Wood Sorrel as a medicinal plant are found in the manuscripts of the Greek physician and poet Nicander of Colophon (c 150 BC) In the Middle Ages the delicate plant was so popular as an ingredient of soups, salads and spinach that it was even cultivated in England in the 15th century It remained popular until displaced by French Sorrel (Rumex scutatus L),Wood sorrel is a plant The whole flowering plant is used to make medicine Despite safety concerns, people take wood sorrel for liver and digestive disorders, a condition caused by lack of vitamin C (), wounds, and swollen gums Don't confuse wood sorrel with sorrel
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