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. |