Oxalis corniculata L.
Family – Oxalidaceae
Common name – Yellow sorrel
Medicinal uses –
💫 The leaf juice is applied to insect bites, burns and skin eruptions.
💫 The plant is a good source of vitamin C & is used as an antiscorbutic in the treatment of scurvy.
💫 It is also used for the treatment of influenza, fever, urinary tract infections, enteritis, diarrhoea, traumatic, injuries, sprains & poisonous snake bites.
💫 Anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, antifungal, antiulcer, antinociceptive, anticancer, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, hypolipedemic, abortificient, antimicrobial and wound healing properties.
Sugimani Marndi
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha