Synonym(s)
sorrel
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Extract from the above-ground herbaceous part of Rumex acetosa, the meadow sorrel or garden sorrel (see below sorrel), which is used for medicinal purposes.
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The extracts contain: potassium hydrogen oxalate, free oxalic acid, sugar, tannin, vitamin C, hyperoside. Extracts of sorrel are described as expectorant. They may also have an immunostimulating effect.
The fresh leaves and roots have a laxative effect.
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IndicationThis section has been translated automatically.
Together with the active ingredients: Gentianae radix, Primulae flos, Sambuci flos, Verbenae herba, Rumicis acetosae herba is used both in tablet form and as a juice in acute and chronic rhinosinusitis.
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An official medical evaluation, monograph,(Commission E) on the plant is missing.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
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