

Rumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella
Properties and usage:
It acts as a depurative, diuretic and could also be an anti-cancerous remedy.
Effects on the organism:
The Amerindians make a preparation by mixing it with burdock, red elm and Chinese rhubarb to obtain a purgative and a powerful diuretic.
Sheep sorrel promotes the healing of ulcers, bronchitis and hemorrhoids.
It is a laxative which is very effective for prolonged treatments, particularly for the digestive tract. It has a purifying effect on the body as a whole.
Caution: sheep sorrel must not be taken for people suffering from kidney stones.
Principal constituents: saponosites glucosites.