Small Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)

小酸模xiǎo suān móXiaosuanmo

Rumex acetosella · Plant

Rumex acetosella
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains oxalic acid; avoid with kidney stones, gout, or rheumatoid arthritis; may interfere with calcium absorption; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Small Sorrel for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Acute HepatitisBald SoresBlood EjectionChronic HepatitisChronic TrachitisDysenteryEnteritisFlooding & SpottingHeat Bind ConstipationHematocheziaScab & LichenSpontaneous External BleedingToxin Of Welling Abscess & Flat Abscess Swelling

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Small Sorrel does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinCool Blood & Stanch BleedingFree Stool & Kill Worms