A plant record

Common sorrel / Curly dock (Kiselica / Štavelj)

Rumex acetosa · Polygonaceae

EnglishCommon sorrel / Curly dock

FrançaisOseille commune / Patience crépue

BotanicalRumex acetosa

On the second shoreKiselica / Štavelj

FamilyPolygonaceae

Common sorrel / Curly dock — Rumex acetosa, used in Adriatic and Balkan herbal tradition

Traditionally used

⚠ Avoid in history of calcium oxalate kidney stones. Do not exceed normal food quantities. Young leaves eaten as a nutritive spring tonic and mild digestive. Root decoction as a traditional mild laxative and blood purifier.

On the Adriatic shore

⚠ Izbjegavati kod anamneze kalcij-oksalatnih bubrežnih kamenaca. Ne prekoračivati uobičajene prehrambene količine. Mladi listovi kao hranjivi proljetni tonik; dekokt korijena kao blago laksativno i pročišćavajuće sredstvo.

In three languages

Français — ⚠ À éviter en cas d'antécédents de calculs rénaux d'oxalate de calcium. Ne pas dépasser les quantités alimentaires normales. Jeunes feuilles consommées comme tonique printanier nutritif. Décoction de racine comme léger laxatif et dépuratif traditionnel.

Kept alongside

KnotgrassBlack bindweedWater PepperRhubarbYellow dockSheep's sorrel

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