A plant record

Salad burnet (Mala krvara)

Sanguisorba minor · Rosaceae

EnglishSalad burnet

FrançaisPetite pimprenelle

BotanicalSanguisorba minor

On the second shoreMala krvara

Also known asPoterium sanguisorba

FamilyRosaceae

Salad burnet — Sanguisorba minor, used in Adriatic and Balkan herbal tradition

Traditionally used

Salad burnet — a cucumber-scented rosette of dry meadows, its name meaning 'blood-staunch.' The astringent leaf is taken to check bleeding and diarrhoea and laid on wounds, and the fresh leaf is a cool note in salads and drinks. ⚠ Not in pregnancy or breastfeeding, and not for prolonged continuous use (high tannin); keep it apart from fluoroquinolone antibiotics. ⚠ Not in pregnancy or breastfeeding, and not for prolonged continuous use (high tannin); keep it apart from fluoroquinolone antibiotics. ⚠ Not in pregnancy or breastfeeding, and not for prolonged continuous use (high tannin); keep it apart from fluoroquinolone antibiotics. ⚠ Not in pregnancy or breastfeeding, and not for prolonged continuous use (high tannin); keep it apart from fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

In three languages

Français — Petite pimprenelle — rosette au parfum de concombre des prés secs, dont le nom signifie « étanche-sang ». La feuille astringente se prend pour arrêter saignements et diarrhée et s'applique sur les plaies, et la feuille fraîche parfume salades et boissons. ⚠ Pas pendant la grossesse ou l'allaitement, ni en usage continu prolongé (riche en tanins) ; à séparer des antibiotiques fluoroquinolones. ⚠ Pas pendant la grossesse ou l'allaitement, ni en usage continu prolongé (riche en tanins) ; à séparer des antibiotiques fluoroquinolones. ⚠ Pas pendant la grossesse ou l'allaitement, ni en usage continu prolongé (riche en tanins) ; à séparer des antibiotiques fluoroquinolones. ⚠ Pas pendant la grossesse ou l'allaitement, ni en usage continu prolongé (riche en tanins) ; à séparer des antibiotiques fluoroquinolones.

Safety

Safety notes for this plant are still being written. Until they are, treat it with a cautious hand.

Plants can look similar and be misidentified — always verify with a local herbalist or guide before use.

Sources & lineage

European & Balkan materia medica (ESCOP; Balkan ethnobotany)

Kept alongside

HawthornRose hipBlackberry / BrambleTormentilBlackthorn / SloeGreat burnet

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