Common sorrel, a wild vegetable with healing power
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Common sorrel is a tasty wild vegetable. In the Netherlands we were instructed by Albert Heyn to only buy food in the supermarket, but in the various foreign countries around us, vegetables are picked from nature to their heart's content. Common sorrel is a wild vegetable that occurs everywhere in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands we say to each other: be careful with sorrel! It contains oxalic acid! In Germany they like to eat sorrel soup every now and then and in Belgium mash mash. One ounce of sorrel contains 90% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. It is a very healthy vegetable that can also be used as a spice in some sauces or an omelet. You can grow sorrel yourself as well as picking it in the wild.
Naming field sorrel
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The Latin name for sorrel is Rumex Acetosa. Rumex in Latin means 'regret' and acetosa is 'acid'. The word regret can refer to the high oxalic acid content of this plant. If you eat it daily you will inevitably get kidney and bladder stones and you will regret eating sorrel. Everything that 'te' stands for is not good. If you eat this wild vegetable once every three to four weeks, you will not regret it. In Dutch
Field sorrel history
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Sorrel was already eaten along with other types of sorrel in ancient Egypt. In ancient Greece people also feasted on this wild vegetable. The ancient Romans served sorrel during festive meals and fatty meals. This sour vegetable makes the fat digest better. In ancient times in the Mediterranean, sorrel was known for its ability to cure scurvy. Contemporary science confirms this finding as there is a lot of vitamin C in sorrel. In the Middle Ages the whole sorrel leaf was used as packaging material for butter, for example
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Common sorrel grows everywhere in the Netherlands
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It is a perennial plant that lives in the wild in the Netherlands
Medicinal use of sorrel
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Common sorrel contains a lot of vitamin C and iron. It is a healthy wild vegetable if you don't eat too much of it. Common sorrel used to be seen as a folk medicine. This vegetable has a blood purifying, diuretic and laxative effect. In the past, milk was used in the Netherlands
Oxalic acid and kidney stones
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There is quite a lot of oxalic acid in sorrel. These can lead to the formation of kidney and bladder stones in humans and animals, but then you have to eat a lot of them. When you eat sorrel as a basic vegetable once every three to four weeks, it is no problem. Adding a leaf of sorrel to food every day is also harmless in view of oxalic acid. Children have an extra predisposition to develop kidney and bladder stones. On the other hand, there are many fruits that counteract kidney stones such as mango, orange, apple, cranberry and lemon. Various types of vegetables also combat kidney stones such as celery, kidney beans and nettle. in short: eat varied and you get all the necessary substances without getting too much of anything. There are several other causes of kidney stones, including drinking too much non-organic milk and consuming dairy products containing calcium
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Tips for eating field sorrel
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Sorrel can be prepared just like spinach. In Belgium sorrel patatten is a favorite dish; that is a potato stew with only sorrel. In Germany sorrel is often added to a spinach stew so that it tastes a bit spicier. In Germany, Belgium, France, Lithuania and Poland, sorrel soup is regularly eaten. The leaves can be eaten raw as an alternative lettuce leaves for an original salad
Common sorrel as a weed problem
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In agricultural areas sorrel can be experienced as a problem because the plant continues to grow stubbornly. Even if only a small piece of root is left in the ground, this plant will just grow again. The seeds that are spread over the land retain their germination power for a very long time. In grasslands where cattle have to graze, there can be a lot of sorrel because the cattle avoid this plant. A possible solution for the farmer is to eat sorrel: just pick the leaves and use them in the kitchen. Or even more effectively: offer the sorrel leaves for sale at the local greengrocer!
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In agricultural areas sorrel can be experienced as a problem because the plant continues to grow stubbornly. Even if only a small piece of root is left in the ground, this plant will just grow again. The seeds that are spread over the land keep their k for a very long time