Sorrel - what is its use?

  • Dec 24, 2019
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Sorrel - a perennial plant, comprising in its structure a large amount of vitamins A, B, C, PP, H, K, and trace elements, flavonoids, organic acids and tannins. Due to its useful properties of the product is widely used not only in cooking but also in cosmetics and alternative medicine.

Growing sorrel. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Growing sorrel. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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Herb can be eaten in the early spring to make up the body's vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Young leaves collected before flowering, are used for making salads, fillings for cakes, green soup, dressings, side dishes for meat dishes and beverages.

Some housewives harvest grassy culture for future use, resorting to its freezing and canning. Before freezing plant is washed, obsushivayut, laid in separate sachets several handful of leaves and placed in the freezer.

For preserving cut plant leaf tightly placed in jars of 500 ml and is filled with boiling water. They must be stored in a cellar or refrigerator. Cooked such a manner the preform can be used for the preparation of oxalic soups.

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Fresh sorrel. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Fresh sorrel. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

Eat product is recommended before the end of July, as later in its leaves accumulate excessive amounts of oxalic acid, which is harmful to the organism.

Used grassy culture and in traditional medicine. With it you can:

  • improve digestion;
  • eliminate pain in the lumbar region;
  • get rid of the symptoms of menopause;
  • accelerate the process of wound healing;
  • arrest the inflammation;
  • rid of hemorrhoids and anal fissures;
  • normalize the liver;
  • remove the difficulty of defecation;
  • cure burns, allergic rash;
  • to cope with colds.

For this purpose, based on the leaves, root and seeds of the plant are preparing medicinal infusions and decoctions for indoor and outdoor use. Fresh leaves are well fray and is applied to the wound site in the presence of burns and ulcers. Fresh juice from the leaves is taken orally in dropsy and edema.

Cutting sorrel for canning. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Cutting sorrel for canning. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

The cosmetic product is used for the treatment of acne, pimples, as well as:

  • toning and cleansing facial skin;
  • narrowing extended sebaceous ducts;
  • smoothing superficial wrinkles;
  • eliminate greasy;
  • lighten age spots;
  • improve complexion.
Cosmetic compositions based on perennial plant can be used for any skin type. Oxalic mask effect on the skin at the cellular level. With the penetration into the epidermis active substances in plant material, have a positive impact on the course of metabolic processes that affect health and beauty integument.

To prepare the masks need to use the fresh leaves and stalks of plants of a garden or equine species, which are collected before flowering. To prevent skin irritation, it is recommended to add a mixture of emollients mask: cream, eggs, yogurt, vegetable oils.

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