WOOD SORREL OXALIS ACETOSELLA

WOOD SORREL (Oxalis acetosella L.) ++

Activities (Wood Sorrel) :
Antidote, arsenic (f; HHB); Antidote, quicksilver (f; HHB); Antipyretic (f; EFS); Antiscorbutic (1; EFS); Antiseptic (f; CEB); Aphrodisiac (f; CEB); Astringent (f; EFS); Cardiac (f; MAD); Depurative (f; MAD); Diuretic (1; CEB; MAD; PH2); Emmenagogue (f; HHB; MAD); Expectorant (f; HHB); Hemostat (f; HHB; MAD); Toxic (f; EFS); Vermifuge (f; HHB).

Indications (Wood Sorrel) :
Atherosclerosis (f; HHB); Bleeding (f; FEL; HHB; MAD); Cacoethes (f; JLH); Cancer (f; JLH; MAD; WOI); Cancer, breast (f; CEB); Cancer, lip (f; WOI); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, mouth (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, stomach (f; JLH); Catarrh (f; FEL; WOI); Cystosis (f; MAD); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Dysuria (f; FEL; PNC); Fever (f; EFS; MAD); Fistula (f; MAD); Gastrosis (f; CEB); Gingivosis (f; PH2); Gonorrhea (f; FEL; WOI); Heartburn (f; MAD); Hemorrhoid (f; CEB); Hepatosis (f; JLH; MAD; PH2); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (f; PH2); Jaundice (f; HHB; MAD); Nephrosis (f; HHB; MAD); Orchosis (f; MAD); Quinsy (f; WOI); Sclerosis (f; JLH); Scrofula (f; FEL); Scurvy (1; PH2); Sore (f; MAD); Sore Throat (f; WOI); Spermatorrhea (f; LEL); Splenosis (f; JLH); Stomatosis (f; MAD); Swelling (f; CEB); Thirst (f; MAD); Urethrosis (f; CEB); VD (f; WOI); Water Retention (1; CEB; MAD; PH2); Worm (f; HHB; MAD); Wound (f; MAD; PH2).

Dosages (Wood Sorrel) :
Evaporate the sorrel juice in sun, adding juice of red clover leaves and flowers, thickening with white oak ashes, applying topically to cancers, especially breast cancer (CEB). Others suggest sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella), which is in the Essiac formula.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Wood Sorrel) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). 100 lb leaf yields 30 lb juice, yields 10 oz “Salt of Lemons” (potassium superoxalate = ?potassium binoxalate = poisonous ink remover).