... A simple plan, game, anyone of you have undoubtedly seen whether they live in a busy city, you are assured that there is in a remote village ..
And 'one of the plants that belong to my childhood. Grandma taught me about herbs you use the most at home .. and this was one of those easily identify and bring on its own, without too many worries ... I loved to chew his leg while in the hot sun of the summer afternoon I dedicated to the collection. It was the sour taste that that attracted me down ...
His name is Sorrel (Rumex acetosa), but is well defined, sharp grass, Soleggiola, Ossalida.
It 's a perennial herb with horizontal rhizome slender, erect stems, grooved, red bottom, just below the inflorescence foliose, branching all'infiorescenza. Height 40-110 cm. Basal leaves petiolate, petiole 1.5-fold the foil is wide 2-3x5-7 cm, or 2-3 times longer than wide, narrow, based astatine, the upper cauline sessile, lobes divergent, acute or rounded, not straight down but amplessicauli.L 'inflorescence is compact, made of small green flowers perianth consists of 6 items in the 4 external round-oval, with growths hard, round or tetragonal. The sepals are rolled up inside at the time of fruiting. The achenes are futti blacks and bright, protected by persistent tepals taking red rust. Anthesis: May to August (cold-temperate and cold regions of Europe, Asia and North America).
In Italy it is common throughout the area and is located in the fertile fields and fertilized along ditches and in pastures, it prefers rich loamy soil. The closely related species Rumex
THYRSIFLORUS Fingerh is reported only in some areas of Piedmont, and is distinguished by its leaves long and narrow and more branched inflorescence.
The etymology of its name derives from the Latin "Rumex" = "rod, spear," in reference to the pointed shape of the leaves of many species. Has no consistency to the allegedly derived from "Romanian" refers to the practice that the Latins had to chew the leaves of the plant. The specific name refers to the sour taste of the leaves.
Properties and uses: Erba acid, antiscorbutic, astringent, refreshing, purifying, diuretic, laxative, febrifuge. The plant contains vitamin C, potassium oxalate and oxalic acid, iron. Most species of Rumex, contains oxalate similar to those of spinach and rhubarb, these substances are poisonous in excess. Qundo is found in fresh forage, in excess, can cause digestive distrubi, especially horses and sheep. In the past, children who lived in the countryside, detach the tops of Romice to chew and taste the juice slightly sour (and I was one of those kids .. but the past is not so .. PAST!).
use, thanks to the purifying and draining, in the treatment of skin diseases such as acne, oily skin and insect bites, in case of excessive perspiration and bad breath.
The fresh leaves, crushed and applied on the face, have an astringent effect on the pores.
In the kitchen, and fresh young leaves can be used to flavor salads, sauces, soups, soft cheeses, omelettes.
pureed, can be used in sauces, to accompany poultry and fish.
The juice can be effectively used to remove rust, mildew stains and ink on linen, wool, wicker and silver.
Great for making omelets. INFUSED Purifier: infusion of 30 g of roots per 1 liter of water.
Decoction FOR acne, oily skin and insect bites: 15 g of fresh leaves to 1 liter of water, and drank two cups a day more without food. With the leaves ailing useful to prepare a poultice to treat abscesses.
Footbath: to promote circulation and alleviate congestion with 50 g per 2 l of water and then mixed with the water of the footbath.
Forbidden to those suffering from stones, arthritis, gout, rheumatism, hyperacidity. In the case of high ingestion of raw leaves have been reported poisonings in children with renal lesions. Incompatible with mineral water and containers made of copper.
the plant is harvested at the beginning of flowering in May-June recurrence, with a knife or scissors, a few centimeters higher than the collected colletto.I drums come together in bunches and are placed to dry in a ventilated area. When the plant is dry, cut into pieces of 5-10 cm and kept in paper bags.
In the past this plant was used primarily against scurvy, but hate the power, richer and more balanced, has eliminated the disease by limiting the use of vinegar to its diuretic and slightly laxative.
Vinegar is particularly rich oxalate for which it should be used sparingly especially for those suffering from gastric and intestinal disorders and is recommended for people with liver and persons suffering from liver and kidney stones.
Mandragola
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