What is sorrel good for?

Are there any medical benefits to using sorrel?

What is sorrel good for?
There are several plants called sorrel:





Rumex Acetosa.—Sorrel:


Fresh sorrel leaves are refrigerant and diuretic. An infusion is useful in febrile and inflammatory diseases, and in scorbutic diseases. Externally, the bruised leaves or inspissated juice have been found useful as an application to scrofulous, malignant, and indolent ulcers. Wrapped up and roasted, the leaves form an excellent application to indolent tumors, wens, boils, etc., hastening suppuration. Bloodcleansing and Blood improving qualities





But be carefull:


Ingestion of the plant produces burning in the mouth and poisoning (Watt %26amp; Breyer-Brandwijk 1962). When eaten as pot-herbs or greens, the plant can produce dermatitis in "susceptible" individuals (Allen 1943, Muenscher 1951, Behl et al. 1966).


Avoid over use if you are predisposed to rheumatism, arthritis, gout, kidney stones or gastric hyperacidity due to its oxalic acid content





Oxalis.—Wood-Sorrel


The several varieties of sorrel are cooling and diuretic. Useful in febrile diseases, hemorrhages, gonorrhoea, chronic catarrh, urinary affections, and in scurvy, it may be used in infusion, or it may be infused in milk to form whey, or the herb may be eaten, but in neither case to excess, on account of the potassium binoxalate they contain. Externally, the bruised leaves or inspissated juice have been found useful as an application to scrofulous, malignant, and indolent ulcers.





Same warning like Rumex!





Hibiscus sabdariffa, Red Sorrel:


The third sorrel called plant has antiscorbutic ( high content of Vit.C ), adstringent, diuretic, febrifuge and stomachic properties
Reply:I'm not sure but it makes an awesome drink. Soak them in hot water and after a day mix and strain...add sugar. it's awesome