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

Rev.12-05-2020

Common sorrel

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

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, Abdominal swelling, Abdominal trouble, Abscess, Abscesses, Acne, Acne vulgaris, Adstringent, Affections of the liver, Aids digestion, anaemia, Anemia, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anthelmintic, Anti-abscess, Anti-acne, Anti-anemic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-eczemic, Antifebrile, Anti-gingivitic, Antihemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, Anti-pyretic, Anti-scorbutic, aperient, Aperitive, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Asthenia of kidney, Asthenia of liver, Asthma, Astrigent, Astringent, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, blackhead, Bladder stone, Bleeding Stancher, Bloating, blood building, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood-purifier, Boil, boils, catharic, Cathartic, check bleeding, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Cleanses the blood, cleansing, complaints of the stomach, constipation, Coolant, Cooling, cordial, Costive, Costiveness, Cutaneous conditions, Cutaneous Eruptions, Cystolith, cystolithiasis, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, Detox, Detoxicant, detoxicate, detoxicating, Detoxication, Detoxification, detoxify, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the liver, disease of the stomach, disorder of the kidneys, disorders of the liver, dispepsia, Diuretic, Dyschezia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, ecchymosis, Eczema, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, Expellant of bile, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, furuncle, Furuncles, Gastropathy, Gingivitis, Good for digestion, good for the liver, good for the stomach, haematopoiesis, haemostatic, hematopoiesis, Hemostat, hemostatic, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, hidrotic, Hæmostatic, Icterus, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, indigestion, Induce sweating, Inflammation of the gum tissue, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth, inflammed gums, inhibit bleeding, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, itching rash, itching skin eruption, jaundice, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, Kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, lack of appetite, laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, Liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, Loss of appetite, loss of blood, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, Mouth blisters, Mouth Sores, movements of the bowel, Nephropathy, paradontosis, parodontal disease, Periodontitis, pimples, polisher, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, purgative, purifier, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyorrhea alveolaris, Pyretic, Pyrexia, rash, Rashes, reduce fevers, reduces swellings, Refrigerant, Refrigerent, relieves fevers, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, Restores the blood, scabies, scorbutus, scurvy, Seven-year itch, skin disease, skin diseases, skin disorders, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, Skin itching (scabies), skin problems in general, skin rashes, sores, sores in the mouth, spots, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, Stiptic, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach tonic, Stomach trouble, Stomatitis, Stop bleeding, Stops bleeding, Styptic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, swellings, to cleanse the blood, tonic, Traumatic injury, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, vesical calculi, Vesical calculus, vitamin-c deficiency disease, Warming digestive, Weakness of the liver, weak stomach, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Cancer

Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, antineoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Neoplasm, tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Women's diseases

All women's diseases, feminine disorders, Gynaecological, Gyneacological, Gyneacologycal, Gyneacoloical, menstrual complaints, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders

Homoeopathically uses

homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses

Warnings

Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Other uses

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

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 Alpha-Linolenic acid, Anthracene, anthraquinone, ascorbic acid, ash, Calcium, Carbohydrates, chlorophyll, Chrysophanic acid, Copper, emodin, fat, Fibres, flavo-Glycoside, flavonoid, hyperoside, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, Niacin, Oxalate, oxalic acid, potassium, potassium oxalate, protein, Quercetin, rutin, sodium, Tannic acid, Tanning agents, tartaric acid, violaxanthin, Violutoside, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, Vitexin, water, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0188

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