Steinmetz:Oxalis
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Oxalis acetosella
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- English Names
- Common Wood-Sorrel
- Cuckoo spice
- Bread and Cheese
- Shamrock
- Natural Habitat
- Europe
- Mediterranean countries
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Oxalidis acetosellae
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- diuretic
- febrifuge
- refrigerant
- anti-scorbutic
- antiputrid
- maturative
- astringent; toxic (on account of its contents of potassium oxalate)
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Oxalis corniculata
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Southern Europe
- India
- introduced in North America
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- astringent
- depurative
- diuretic
- appetising; it should not be taken by gouty persons
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