Botanicals Archive

Sheep Sorrel

Sheep Sorrel

Latin Name: rumex acetosella
Alternative Name: sorrel
Forms Available: root, leaf, tea
Sheep Sorrel - rumex acetosella - The leaves of the sorrel are high in vitamin C and have diuretic, cooling and laxative properties. If eaten raw, the leaves will cool off fevers and reduce thirst. The leaf tea can be drunk as an appetite stimulant [...]