Wood sorrel possesses various medicinal actions like anthelmintic, astringent, antiscorbutic, diuretic, stomachic, febrifuge and styptic.
The whole plant is edible and used in salads to be eaten raw.
Leaves and flowers are used as remedy for fever, influenza, diarrhoea, traumatic injuries and urinary tract infections.
Leaves also work as an antidote for poison such as snakebite, datura.
The infusion of this plant is useful remedy for hookworms and leaves extract can be used externally to apply on skin rashes and eruptions, insect bites and burns.
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