Plant Details

Accepted name:: Rumex acetosella L. [Polygonaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 6

Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella

Rumex acetosella subsp. acetoselloides (Balansa) Den Nijs

Rumex acetosella subsp. arenicola Y.Mäkinen ex Elven

Rumex acetosella subsp. multifidus (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens

Rumex acetosella subsp. angiocarpus (Murb.) Murb.

Rumex acetosella subsp. pyrenaicus (Pourr. ex Lapeyr.) Akeroyd

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
acedorilla	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
acetosella	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
azeda-de-ovelha	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
azeda-miúda	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
azedinha-aleluia	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bergsyra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chuk	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chukke soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chuko	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chukrikaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chutrika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
common sheep sorrel	Other	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)
field sorrel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hammaaz	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
jangali paalak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
khandro la puk	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
kleiner wiesensauerampfer	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kuzukulağı yaprağı	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
mkha' 'gro la phug	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
oseille	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
petite oseille	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
romice acetosella	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sagh torshak	Other	Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
shaaka-turshak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sheep sorrel	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sheep's sorrel	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
sheep(s) sorrel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
soor rocks	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
sorrel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
sour grass	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
sukke soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
surette	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tsu ka ka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tursh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vinagrerita	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
vinagrita	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
xiao suan mo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
མཁའ་འགྲོ་ལ་ཕུག །	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
whole plant		Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
root		Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Acetosa acetosella (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768).
Acetosella acetosella (L.) Small Man. S.E. Fl.: 446 (1933), not validly publ.
Lapathum acetosella (L.) Scop. Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 261 (1771).
Pauladolfia acetosella (L.) Börner Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen, prepr. 21: 278 (1912).
Rumex acetosella var. vulgaris Roth Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(2): 131 (1827), not validly publ.
Rumex infestus Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 258 (1796), nom. illeg.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Rumex acetosella	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Rumex acetosella L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Rumex acetosella L. subsp. acetosella	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Rumex acetosella Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

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