Oxalis corniculata L. Family - Oxalidaceae Common name - Yellow sorrel
Oxalis corniculata L.
Family - Oxalidaceae
Common name - Yellow sorrel
Medicinal uses -
๐ซ The leaf juice is applied to insect bites, burns and skin eruptions.
๐ซ The plant is a good source of vitamin C & is used as an antiscorbutic in the treatment of scurvy.
๐ซ It is also used for the treatment of influenza, fever, urinary tract infections, enteritis, diarrhoea, traumatic, injuries, sprains & poisonous snake bites.
๐ซ Anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, antifungal, antiulcer, antinociceptive, anticancer, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, hypolipedemic, abortificient, antimicrobial and wound healing properties.
Sugimani Marndi
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
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