Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella.

Other names: sour grass, sour weed, red sorrel, field sorrel, sour dock.

Habitate

It is native to Europe and Asia but this plant can also be found in parts of North America. It is commonly found in fields, grasslands, and woodlands.

Descriptions

This plant is a perennial and grows to 3 feet in height, tolerates partial shade, does well in poor soils, and the seeds should be propagated in the spring.

Medicinal Properties

There are several benefits to Sheep Sorrel. It is an anti-inflammatory which makes it very helpful to many conditions. It is also used to help ease diarrhea and is used as a diuretic. Sheep sorrel is high in vitamins A, B complex, C, D, K and E which makes it a great additive to your diet. Many people use it as a daily dietary supplement or as a food additive. Some use it to help treat certain medical conditions or discomforts.

• Antidiarrheal - A substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.
• Anti-inflammatory – Preventing or reducing inflammation.
• Antioxidant – A agent thought to protect body cells from the damaging effects of oxidation.
• Cellular Regeneration – regeneration is the process of renewal, restoration, and growth that makes genomes, cells, organs, organisms, and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage.
• Cleansing & Detoxifying – Rids the body of accumulated harmful substances that exert a negative effect on individual health.
• Diuretic – An agent that tends to increase the discharge of urine.
• Laxative – An agent that stimulates evacuation of the bowels.

 Amber Technology Products that Contains Sheep Sorrel:

Life Cell Support, HWF, Vaccination & Wormer Detox

Dangers

Large doses of sheep sorrel tea may cause gastric disturbance, nausea, and diarrhea due to anthraquinones-type laxative compounds.

References:

• Duke JA. 1985. Rumex crispus L. In Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 414-415.
• Fairbairn JW, and Muhtadi FJ. 1972. Chemotaxonomy of Anthraquinones in Rumex. Phytochemistry 11: 263-268.
• Foster S, and Duke JA. 1990. Sheep Sorrel in Medicinal Plants. Houghton Mifflin Co., New York, NY, p. 214.
• Turner N, and Kuhnlein H. 1991. Traditional plant foods of Canadian indigenous peoples. Nutrition, botany and use. In Food and Nutrition in History and Anthropology Vol. 8. Gordon & Breach Science Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, p. 222.
• Yagi T, Yamauchi K, and Kuwano S. 1997. The synergistic purgative action of aloe-emodin anthrone and rhein anthrone in mice: synergism in large intestinal propulsion and water secretion. J Pharm Pharmacol 49: 22-25.
• Free dictionary – Medical dictionary