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Garden sorrel

Latin:

Rumex acetosa

It is a perennial herb from the bistort family. It exists in all of Europe and in temperate zones of Asia and North America.

Sorrel leaves have pleasant sour taste and is prepared just like spinach soups and is a good appetite.

100 g sorrel - 21 kcal

It contains vitamin C, iron, potassium and magnesium.

A rival for spinach

Sorrel leaves have a pleasant sour taste. They are prepared just like spinach, and used to make a tasty dish e.g. soup or sauce. It is less known as seasoning for other dishes. Sorrel can be added to spinach, chopped and mixed with lettuce, used in potato soup and herbal sauces.

For good appetite

The plant is accredited with hematopoietic, diuretic properties; it is also believed to be helpful in improving appetite. Brewed as tea, sorrel leaves help relieve liver and kidney ailments. Sorrel is not recommended to people who suffer from kidney stones, rheumatism, or arthritis, or elderly people.

All things in moderation...

Sorrel contains a lot of oxalic acid, which, in large quantities, rids our bodies of calcium. Oxalic acid can cause joint and kidney pains, and even hinder growth of children. Therefore, care must be taken to avoid overdosing, especially since cocoa, tea, and black pepper also contain this harmful compound.

Garden Sorrel leaves help relieve liver and kidney ailments and is largely recommended for kidney stones patients.

A natural stain remover

Oxalic acid is great for removing stains from clothing. Sorrel leaves can also serve us in washing hands; acid contained in its leaves removes such stains as are caused by work in the garden.

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