Plant Information
Common Name: SORREL - COMMON
Scientific Name: Rumex acetosa
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Description:
Culinary Uses:- Lemon taste
- Tenderize meat - Wrap around steak or add pounded to marinade.
- Substitute vine leaves.
- Soups, salads.
- Sandwich filling: meat, vegetable, cottage cheese
- Sauce for oily fish - acidity will counter-acts richness of the fish
Parts Used:
Medicinal Uses. It is said that:- High in potassium, oxalic acid and vitamin C
- Diuretic and laxative
- Skin disorders, insect bites and beestings
- Anthelmintic - expel worms
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