Not to be eaten in large quantities. Small quantities of the leaves of sheep sorrel may be eaten in salads or boiled as a green vegetable.
Common names for the sheep sorrel plant include red sorrel, field sorrel, sour weed, and dock rumex.
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Yes, in small doses.
Rumex acetosella and is a member of the Polygonaceae or buckwheat family.
All parts of sheep sorrel (leaves, flowers, roots, and stems) are used medicinally. The leaves and stems should be harvested in the spring or summer before the flowers form. The roots are harvested in the fall.
Antioxidant, diuretic, detoxifying, laxative, astringent, and diaphoretic properties.
Burdock root, sheep sorrel, slippery elm bark (inner bark), turkey rhubarb.
No reports of negative effects with standard prescription medications as of 2004.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Rumex acetosella.
Found in grasslands, prairies, meadows, fields, pastures, and roadsides of Europe, Asia, and North America.
High doses: may cause nausea, a tingling sensation of the tongue, or a severe headache.
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