Sorrel( sour) is found in the wild and in the household plots.
The first green leaves with an invariably sour taste appear in the early spring.
Surpassing the green counterparts in terms of the amount of nutrients, this storehouse of vitamins is an aid to the body in the fight against spring avitaminosis.
- Vitamin champion
- Ambulance on the bed
- Treatment for many ailments
- Contraindications to use
- Useful advice
Vitamin A champion
- Vitamin A , present in sorrel, has a beneficial effect on eyesight.
Retinol( Vitamin A) retains the youthfulness of the skin, so the plant is used in facial masks. - The vitamins contained in the leaves of will cope with insomnia and stress.
Vitamin C will strengthen immunity, protect against viruses during the spring cold. - The plant is considered a valuable source of mineral elements: magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium and others.
- In sorrel, organic acids are present in large amounts.
More "soft": apple and lemon - predominate in young foliage.
By the time when flowering shoots appear on the plant, oxalic acid, harmful to health, accumulates in the leaves.
Therefore, so that the young foliage was at hand, sorrel ordinary planted several times during the summer.
For your information! In nature, more than 150 species of sorrel, but in folk medicine, cooking and cosmetics use only two: ordinary and equine .
"Ambulance" on the garden
Sorrel groats - this is a garden pharmacy, quick help for many ailments.
Decoction of leaves used for problems with gums, stomatitis, tonsillitis.
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The therapeutic effect has a tannic substance, calcium vitamins C, K. Then caress the mouth, and from the roots prepare the powder.
The plant contains substances that prevent inflammation and accelerate the healing of wounds, so the juice is used to treat boils, ulcers.
Apply to the problem areas mashed fresh leaves.
Sorrel is useful for those who struggle with extra pounds:
- acid helps to break down fats and remove them from the body.
The plant is considered a dietary product: in 100 grams of leaves contains 21-22 kcal.
Treatment of many ailments
Useful properties of the plant have been studied for a long time.
In folk medicine, the leaves and roots of sorrel are used to prevent and treat various diseases.
Sorrel is used as a medicinal plant that helps:
- normalize blood pressure,
- reduce headaches,
- sweating,
- as a whole to alleviate the condition of a woman during menopause.
It is used in painful menstruation, as it is considered an analgesic.
The use of sour greens - effective prevention against diseases of the cardiovascular system.
Ascorbic acid strengthens the walls of blood vessels, reduces cholesterol in the blood.
Include in the diet this product small amounts advised to enhance appetite and choleretic effect( about cholagogue grasses written here).
Chryphonic acid, contained in sorrel, improves intestinal motility and stimulates the liver to produce bile.
Depending on the correctly chosen dose, decoctions from the roots of sorrel are used as an astringent, fixative for diarrhea, and as a folk remedy for constipation of fast action in the elderly.
The same decoction is effective for hemorrhoids and fissures of the anus.
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In folk medicine, decoctions and fresh juice is used to treat rhinitis and sinusitis, the plant extract even belongs to the Sinupret.
In addition, a green plant can improve digestion, normalize the liver and intestine, relieve pain in the lumbar region, help with poisoning( how to treat alcoholic read in this article).
Contraindications to the use of
Despite the numerous healing properties of the plant, there are a number of contraindications in which the use of sorrel can harm the health.
It is contraindicated in pregnancy .It can not be consumed long and in large quantities, so as not to harm the kidneys.
The plant becomes dangerous to the health by the time of flowering due to the high content of oxalic acid.
The older the leaves, the greater its concentration.
When combined with calcium, oxalic acid gives a precipitate in the form of stones.
Therefore, those who are predisposed to the corresponding diseases, the use of sorrel benefit will not bring .
Contraindications are also:
- ulcerative diseases( about treatment of stomach diseases by folk remedies read here);
- increased gastric acidity( treatment of heartburn folk remedies with increased acidity);
- is a renal stone disease;
- gout.
Useful advice
Those who have not contraindicated, do not forget about this useful plant.
Use the young upper leaves of the plant, they contain less oxalic acid, and adding dairy products to the dishes neutralizes its effect.
What is the use of sorrel, useful and negative properties, see in the video.
