Sheep Sorrel (Rumax acetoselia) (whole plant including roots)

Sheep Sorrel (Rumax acetoselia) (whole plant including roots)
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    Price: $9.00
    Shipping Weight: 0.10 pounds
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    2.4 Ounces.  Sheep Sorrel (Rumax acetoselia) (whole plant including roots)
    Cooling for fevers, catarrhs, hemorrhages and urinary disorders. A decoction of the root has been used for hemorrhage in the stomach, diarrhea, and for excessive menses. For mouth ulcers and sore throat, fever, inflammations, scurvy, expel worms, kills putrefaction in the blood, a tea made from the leaves and flowers and taken with honey is good. Leaves poulticed (after roasting) for tumors, wens (sebaceous cysts), folk remedy for cancer. Sorrel leaves sometimes are used like spinach in the springtime. externally, a tea from the herb can be used as a wash to treat skin diseases. As a lotion, the infusion will heal boils, abscesses, and sores. A poultice from the leaves reduces inflammation. Not recommended for anyone suffering from rheumatism, jaundice, scurvy, scrofula, gout, or kidney stones, as it contains oxalic acid.

    Sheep sorrel has several reported health benefits, including treatment for cancer, fever, generalized inflammation, and scurvy. It's ability to help treat these conditions stems from sorrel's abundnce of disease-fighting molecules, such as vitamins A, B complex, C, D, E  & K and natural molecules used to make many drugs including anti-cancer medications. Another common health use for Sheep sorrel is reducing pain and inflammation associated with sinusitis. Sorrel's effectiveness in this setting comes from tannins in the plant, which help to decrease mucus production. In fact, use of sorrel for sinusitis boasts the largest amount of clinical evidence. 
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