YELLOW SORREL | |
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Common name | Yellow sorrel |
Botanical Name | Oxalis corniculata Linn. |
Vernacular name | English-Indian sorrel Hindi-Ambilosa Gujarati-Changeri, Teenpanaki Sanskrit-Amlapatrika |
Family | Oxalidaceae |
Class | Dicotyledonae |
Parts of plant used | Whole plant |
Chemical Constituents | Vitamin C, Citric acid,Tartaric acid, Carotene and malic acid. |
Therapeutic uses | Used in treatment of influenza, fever, urinary tract infections, enteritis, diarrhoea, traumatic injuries, sprains and poisonous snake bites. |