Sour sorrel

Sour sorrel is a plant that has been known to almost everyone in our country since childhood. It is used to make delicious green borscht, cabbage soup, as well as some other soups and salads. Sorrel is often even canned for the winter and then boiled cabbage soup or borscht from it.

Sour sorrel is a herbaceous perennial plant. It has the shape of an oblong leaf on a thin stem that grows and lands. Sour sorrel is quite common in meadows, pastures and forest edges, where it is often harvested. However, sorrel is often grown in their own garden or vegetable garden. Sour sorrel is a fairly unpretentious plant, so it will not be difficult to grow it.

Sour sorrel, in addition to excellent taste, also has medicinal properties, which ensured its widespread use in folk medicine. This plant is used to treat certain digestive disorders, as well as a diuretic and blood purifier. It is also believed that sour sorrel is good for the liver. In addition, it is an excellent source of vitamins C, B, K, carotene, iron and some other useful substances.

True, prolonged use of sorrel in food can lead to the appearance of sugar or salts in the urine, so it is not recommended to eat it for those people who have signs of impaired salt metabolism in the body. A healthy person can easily afford sorrel and dishes prepared with it.