Transformational Gardening


Common Yellow Wood Sorrel (Sour Grass) (Oxalis stricta)


Identification Food & Medicinal Uses Web Page Links Online Videos References


Identification

KingdomPlantae – Plants
SubkingdomTracheobionta – Vascular plants
SuperdivisionSpermatophyta – Seed plants
DivisionMagnoliophyta – Flowering plants
ClassMagnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
SubclassRosidae
OrderGeraniales
FamilyOxalidaceae – Wood-Sorrel family
GenusOxalis L. – woodsorrel
SpeciesOxalis stricta L. – common yellow oxalis


Food & Medicinal Uses

Contraindications: Because sorrel has oxalic acid (like spinach and beet greens) it is important not to use it excessively as calcium uptake from meals will be lower when oxalic acid is ingested. Persons with kidney stones, gout or rheumatism should be conscious of ingesting in moderation. Selection of traditional/historical food, medicinal and other uses gathered from references listed below. Please read referenced books below for complete information.

Food / Drinks 1 2

Medicine 1 2

Other Uses 1 2



Web Page Links



Online Videos

Wood Sorrel (EatTheWeeds.com)


References

1
Native American Ethnobotany

by Daniel E. Moerman
Timber Press, c1998
ISBN: 0881924539
2
Medicinal and Other Uses of North American Plants: A Historical Survey with Special Reference to Eastern Indian Tribes

by Charlotte Erichsen-Brown
Dover Publications, c1989
ISBN: 048625951X













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