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Sorrel

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Name: Sorrel

Biological Name:
Oxalis corniculata Oxalidaceae

Other Names:
Sorrel, Changeri, Amlika, Amrul Amlalonica, Puliyarila, Indian Sorrel

Description:
This herb is a common weed found throughout India.

Parts Used: Leaves

Remedies For:
Action:
Cooling, refrigerant, antiscorbutic, appetizing, astringent

Applications
appetite, corns, digestion, chronic dysentery, diarrhea, dyspepsia, enteritis (small intestine inflammation), eye-removes fibers over cornea, bilious headaches, intoxication, fever, hemorrhoids, inflammations, jaundice, leprosy, nervous complaints, pain, piles, poisoning, rectum prolapse, rheumatism, scurvy, difficult urination, warts

Dosage:
Juice, powder, paste, poultice, pill, soup, confection

Safety:
Do not take if you have gout. No other information available



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