Plant horse sorrel: medicinal properties and contraindications of the root and seeds, application in folk medicine and cooking. Horse sorrel from diarrhea to adults, children, during pregnancy: how to brew?

Find out what properties the weeded sorrel sorrel has, how it is used in cooking, medicine and cosmetology.

Horse sorrel is a plant with valuable healing properties. It is actively used in traditional and folk medicine. So what does it heal? Can it be eaten, and in what form?

How does the horse sorrel look, is it edible: description of the plant

Sorrel horse - perennial, herbaceous plant, one of the genus Sorrel species of the buckwheat family. Its Latin name is Rumex confertus.

IMPORTANT: In the people, the plant is also called oxalum thick or horse sorrel.

This weed is a useful sorrel horse sorrel.

1. Horse sorrel grows in Europe and Central Asia, in forests and forest-steppes, in meadows, in river floodplains and in marshy, silted soil. Refers to weeds.
2. The root of the horse is short, but has a lot of appendages.
3. The height of the plant varies from 90 cm to 2 m. Their diameter is about 2 cm.
4. On the bases of the upright stems of thick sorrel there are elongated triangular-ovate regular leaves with blunt ends and wavy margins. The length of the leaves is up to 30 cm, width - up to 15 cm. The bottom plate is densely covered with hard hairs.
5. The inflorescence of horse sorrel is called thirs. It has the form of a panicle and is formed from bisexual small flowers of greenish-yellow color. The plant blooms in late spring - early summer.
6. In the middle of summer sorrel dense fruits bear trihedral nuts oval. The fruit color is brown, the length is up to 7 mm.
7. The plant reproduces by seeds and vegetatively.

Parts of the plant Rumex confertus.

IMPORTANT: Despite the popular name "sour", the leaves of horse sorrel for taste are absolutely not acidic. Sorrel horse edible. Its leaves and petioles are used for food in Central Asia. These parts of the plant, as well as its fetus, are used to feed chickens, geese, rabbits and pigs.

Tiers.

Root and seeds of horse sorrel: medical properties and contraindications

For medicinal purposes, use the roots and fruits of horse sorrel. Special properties of these parts of the plant are due to their chemical composition.

The composition of the roots is thick.

Anthraquinone derivatives and tannins are also found in horse horse sour fruit.

IMPORTANT: Kislica horse is a strong natural antibiotic.

Root of horse sorrel( dried).

In addition to antibacterial, the herbaceous plant has the following properties:

• neutralize
• viruses remove inflammations
• relieve spasms
• dilute and expel sputum from bronchi and lung
• remove excess fluid from the body
• narrow vessels
• strengthen vessel walls
• stop blood
• inhibit formation and growthcancerous tumors

IMPORTANT: Since horse sorrel( roots) in small doses secures, in large doses acts as a laxative, it is often treatedintestinal disorders.

Broths of dried roots of plants treat patients with arterial hypertension.

The healing properties of horse muslin.

It is forbidden to use sorrel horse as a medicinal plant:

• to persons who are allergic to
• to pregnant women
• for persons with kidney and urinary system diseases, in particular pyelonephritis, oxalaturia and urolithiasis

VIDEO: Horse sorrel

Horse sorrel application in folkmedicine. Infusion of horse sorrel: how to make and apply?

The main forms of folk medicines with sorrel are tinctures of water and alcohol, as well as a decoction of dried root.

RECIPE: Tincture of the root of horse sorrel on water.
Required:

• dried rhizome - 5 g
• boiling water - 200 ml

1. The vegetable component should be covered in a glass dish and pour boiling water.
2. Place the dishes in a saucepan with boiling water and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Shelf life - 72 hours.

IMPORTANT: Tincture with such a ratio of the plant component and water acts as a laxative. To achieve the fixing effect of the roots of sorrel, take 2.5 grams of a glass of boiling water.

A medicinal alcohol tincture is prepared from the roots of sorrel horse.

RECIPE: Tincture of the root of horse sorrel on alcohol.
Wanted:

• dried root - 4 tbsp.spoon
• alcohol 70% - 200 ml

1. The vegetable component in glassware is poured with alcohol, clogged and left in a dark place for 2 weeks.
2. Dose is calculated by drops, if necessary diluted in 10 ml of water. For example, with rheumatism for 15 drops of tincture, drink 2-4 times a day.

RECIPE: Decoction of the root of horse sorrel.
Need:

• dried root - 5 tbsp.spoons
• water - 1 l

1. The herbal preparation is placed in a saucepan, filled with water and put on fire.
2. After boiling it is boiled for another quarter of an hour, allowed to cool and drained through a fine sieve or gauze.
3. This decoction is used for gum disease( periodontal disease, gingivitis, stomatitis).They rinse their mouth.
4. With a cold as an antiviral and expectorant use a decoction of 1 tbsp.spoon the roots of the horse's acidum on a glass of water. The amount of broth is divided into three portions and taken during the day.
5. Also this broth is suitable as an antispasmodic for painful periods.

Decoction of the dry root of horse sorrel.

In a decoction of 100 g of dried rhizome densely packed in 3 liters of water, diluted in a bath of standard sizes, children are bathed with diathesis.

How to brew horse sorrel from diarrhea to children, adults, pregnant women?

When diarrhea in adults and children can also be treated dry fruits of thick sorrel.
1 tbsp. Spoon dried nuts pour 200 ml of water and boil for 10 minutes.
A filtered and cooled decoction to adults is divided into 3 portions, which should be consumed throughout the day.
Children also receive 30-50 ml of decoction three times a day.

IMPORTANT: Pregnant can not be treated with such a decoction.

VIDEO: Sorrel horse. Medicinal herbs

Treatment of hemorrhoids by horse sorrel

For the treatment of hemorrhoids, use a decoction of 5 g of dry rhizome of horse sorrel for 200 ml of water. The broth should boil for half an hour. After cooling it is poured out through cheesecloth, press cake.50 ml of the broth is diluted with 50 g of boiled water and drunk three times a day.

Horse sorrel for hair

Rhizomes and leaves of horse sorrel are used in home cosmetology, in particular, for hair care.
Home cosmetics based on these plant parts use:

• to nourish hair
• to strengthen hair bulbs
• to solve the problem of hairiness of hair
• to restore painted and damaged hair
• to eliminate the itch of the head caused by allergy, psoriasis, neurodermatitis

Decoction 5 tbsp.spoons of dried roots on 2 liters of water rinse hair after washing with shampoo or use of house masks.

A decoction of horse sorrel is used for hair care.

Another very effective conditioner: 2 tbsp.spoons dried leaves kislitsy horse and dried roots burdock pour 1 liter of water and boil for 30 minutes, insist until the broth cools down to room temperature.

Equestrian sorrel for treating strawberries from diseases

Gardeners and truck farmers who grow strawberries can take a note: horse sorrel can protect the berry from parasites.
The preparation for sprinkling from the leaves of the plant is prepared:

• leaves in an arbitrary, as small as possible tear, fold in a bucket and fill with water
• tincture stand 10 - 14 days
• ready-made infusion should be poured strawberry bushes so that it gets on the leaves

Sprinkled with horse sorrel, strawberries do not pozaritsya whitefly, which harms the harvest of berries.

Horse sorrel: recipes for dishes

Horse sorrel is very often used for cooking Armenian cuisine.

IMPORTANT: In Armenia, the plant is called Aveluk.

Of the leaves of Aveluk, which have only slightly acidic taste, in contrast to sorrel ordinary, they prepare:
salads

• snacks
• first courses
• baking

The plants cut leaves, weave them into pigtails and dry them. They do so, firstly, because the Aveluk loses bitterness when dried, and secondly, the dry leaves in the dish do not crack as much as the fresh ones.

Dried Aveluk.

Before using horse sorrel for any dish, it is lowered into a steep boiling water for a quarter of an hour. At the end of this time, the water is drained, the soaked and lightened leaves of the plant are squeezed, and the pigtail is cut into pieces 5 cm long. After already separated chopped leaves again soak in boiling water for a quarter of an hour.

A hostess who wants to diversify her family's diet, make it more vitaminized, can take note of the following recipes:

Preparation of dried horse sorrel for use in cooking.

RECIPE: Salad with horse sorrel and mushrooms.
Ingredients:

• horse horse sorrel - 200 g
• onion - 2-3 pcs.
• champignons - 100 g
• nuts walnut - 50 g
• vegetable oil - 100 ml
• sour cream - 100 ml
• salt, pepper to taste

Salad with horse sour and horse mushrooms.

1. For this salad soaked for the first time and cut dry leaves of sorrel, dense, boil for 15 minutes, pour into a colander, give a good drain.
2. Salt leaflets.
3. Peeled and finely chopped onions are fried in vegetable oil for about 2 minutes, after it is added to it washed, if necessary, chili and chopped champignons. Fry together 3-4 more minutes.
4. Fried mushrooms are mixed with horse sorrel, allowed to cool and soaked in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
5. Serve salad with sour cream, sprinkle it with a crumb of walnuts and finely chopped greens. Appetizer from horse sorrel with salmon and cheese.

   Ingredients:

   • Aveluk - 200 g
   • salmon fillet - 500 g
   • cheese of brynza - 150 g
   • onion - 1 piece.
   • cream - 150 ml
   • vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.spoons
   • salt, pepper to taste

   Appetizer from horse sorrel with salmon and cheese.

   1. First fry strips of fish fillet.
   2. In a separate frying pan fry cut into small pieces of leaves of horse sorrel and half-rings of onions, add to them cream and grated cheese cheese.
   3. The sauce is cooked for 7 minutes under the lid.
   4. Pieces of salmon fillets are laid out in a pre-prepared baking dish, pour in sauce.
   5. The dish is cooked for 20 minutes, in an oven with a temperature of 180 degrees. Appetizer from horse sorrel and walnuts.

   RECIPE: .

   Ingredients:

   • horse sour cream - 200 g
   • onion - 1 pc.
   • walnuts - 50 g
   • salt, pepper to taste
   • roasting oil

   Snack from horse sorrel, pomegranate and walnuts.

   1. The first step is to prepare the dried horse sorrel as described above.
   2. Onions cut into quarters of rings and fry for 2 minutes. Add leaves of horse sorrel, fry another 5 - 7 minutes.
   3. To the cooking dish add crushed walnut. Snack eat as a salad. It can also be served in pita bread or tartlets.

   IMPORTANT: You can add a snack from the above recipe - add garnet seeds, grated cheese, garlic.

   With horse sorrel you get very tasty pastries.

   Pie with aveluk.

   Soup from horse sorrel

   From the horse sorrel prepare a delicious lean soup, which requires:

   • horse sorrel - 200 g
   • lentils or bulgur - 200 g
   • potatoes - 3 pcs.
   • onion - 1 pc.
   • greens( dill, parsley, coriander)
   • salt, pepper

   Soup with horse sour.

   1. For this soup horse sorrel after soaking and slicing is boiled in 20 minutes.
   2. In a separate saucepan until cooked, grind croup - lentils or bulgur.
   3. In a saucepan with water sent to cook cleaned, washed and diced small potatoes.
   4. While the potatoes are brewed, the onions are passaged.
   5. In the pot with almost ready potatoes add the croup, aveluc and the chopped onion. Brew together 3 minutes.
   6. Served with soup with chopped herbs.

   VIDEO: Aveluk soup with lentils

   Horse sorrel: when to collect?

   The time of collection of horse sorrel depends on what part of the plant is needed:

   • root, used for medicinal purposes, is collected after the death of the ground part of the plant, ie at the end of autumn
   • leaves used for food are harvested in April or May.
   • fruits are harvested inlate summer

   The collected part of the plant is thoroughly washed and dried. Drying can occur under the sun's rays, then the plant raw materials are laid out in one layer on a sheet of cardboard or plywood. During drying, the raw material is periodically turned over to prevent rotting.

   IMPORTANT: If you plan to prepare different dishes from the leaves of the sorrel, they are plaited into pigtails and left to dry at room temperature.

   Procurement of Aveluk.

   How to distinguish horseradish from horse sorrel?

   Because of the similarity of the leaves of plants, truck farmers often can not figure out what is growing on their site, horseradish or horse sorrel. Although they are both very useful, they have very different taste and application properties. Therefore, it is of fundamental importance to distinguish them.

   IMPORTANT: Horse-radish and sorrel horse - plants from different families. The first relates to the Cabbage family, the second, as is already known, to the Buckwheat family.

   1. Before an unidentified plant blossoms, it is difficult to identify it. But experienced gardeners believe that the shade of horseradish and horse sorrel is somewhat different. At the first one it is lighter.
   2. You can also try the leaves to taste. At horse sorrel they slightly bitter, at horseradish they have a burning sharp taste.
   3. When the plant blooms, the difference becomes obvious. Sorrel blossoms with tiers of greenish-yellow flowers, horseradish - tassels of flowers with 4 white obovate petals.

   Flowering horseradish and horse sorrel.

   Horseradish and horse sorrel look similar.

   VIDEO: Health in Armenian. Aveluk