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

Rev.11-03-2021

Creeping lady's sorrel

Plant

Family

Oxalis family / Wood Sorrel Family (Oxalidaceae)

English

Creeping lady's sorrel, Creeping woodsorrel, Bermuda sorrel, Cape sorrel, Common yellow woodsorrel, Creeping lady’s-sorrel, Creeping lady's-sorrel, Creeping oxalis, Creeping sorrel, Creeping yellow oxalis, Jimson weed, Lady’s sorrel, Oxalis, Procumbent yellow-sorrel, Sleeping beauty, Wood sorrel, Yellow oxalis, Yellow sorrel, Yellow wood sorrel

Latin

Oxalis corniculata Linnaeus

Plantparts

Entire plant, foliage, Fruit, Leaf, Plant stem, Unspecified, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal pain, Abdominal trouble, Adstringent, Aids digestion, Angina, Anthelmintic, Antianginal, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Antifebrile, Antihemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, Anti-inflammatory, antiinflammatory agent in urinary diseases, Antiphogistic, Anti-pyretic, Anti-scorbutic, Antiulcer, Astrigent, astringent, bad digestion, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, Bite of poisonous insect, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, Bleeding Stancher, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, Carminative, Carminativum, check bleeding, Cleanses the blood, Clears gas, complaints of the stomach, Constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Cutaneous conditions, Cystitis, Cystitis acuta, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the stomach, dispepsia, diuretic, Dyschezia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Eupeptic, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, Gastralgia, Gastropathy, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, haemostatic, Hemostat, Hemostatic, Hæmostatic, improves digestion, indigestion, Infected sore throats, Infection in the urinary passages, inflammation conditions of the urinary system, inflammation of the bladder, inflammation of the throat, inflammation of the urinary passage, Inflammation of urinary system, inflammation of urinary tract, inhibit bleeding, intestinal gas, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, Meteorism, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, quinsy, reduce fevers, reduce inflammation, relieves fevers, scabies, scorbutus, Scurvy, Seven-year itch, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, Skin itching (scabies), skin problems in general, Sore throat, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, stimulates digestion, Stiptic, stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomachic, stomach lassitude, Stomach pain, stomach pains, stomach problems, stomach tonic, stomach trouble, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, Styptic, throat infections, throat inflammation, Throat pain, to cleanse the blood, Tonsillitis, toothache, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Urinary bladder inflammation, Urinary inflammation, Urinary inflammations, Urinary tract infection, Warming digestive, weak stomach, wind

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, encourages menstruation, promote the onset of menstruation

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Fujian, China, Phytomedical used in Manoor Valley, Northern Pakistan, Phytomedical used in Sarban Hills, Abbotabad, KP, Pakistan, Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical used in Taiwan, China, Phytomedical used in Tamil Nadu, India, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Tocopherol, fatty acid, flavonoid, Glyoxylic acid, Natural rubber, oxalic acid, Phospholipid, Pyruvic acid, Vitamin C, Vitexin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1656

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