Hummad - sorrel

Essence.
Sorrel can be garden or wild. Wild sorrel is also called “wild beet”. It is said that all wild species of sorrel are without acid, but some of them probably do have acid; wild sorrel is stronger than garden sorrel in every way.

Nature.
Cold, dry in the second degree, and its seeds are cold in the first and dry in the second degree.

Actions and properties.
Astringent; The tasteless sorrel is slightly absorbent. Sour sorrel is more astringent, and the one that is not very sour is more nutritious; This is the species that looks like chicory. All types of sorrel suppress yellow bile, and the juice generated by them is praiseworthy and good.

Cosmetics.
Sorrel roots, boiled in vinegar, help reduce nails, and if you boil sorrel in wine, a medicinal dressing made from it is useful for barasa and lichen.

Tumors and acne.
Sorrel is used to make medicinal bandages for mumps, and it is even said that if you hang the sorrel root on the neck of a patient with mumps, he will benefit from it.

Wounds and ulcers.
Sorrel roots in vinegar help against ulcerative jarab and lichen. A decoction of sorrel in hot water is applied to scabies, and the sorrel itself, along with the juice, is used in baths.

Organs of the head.
Squeezed sorrel juice, as well as its decoction in wine, is used to rinse the mouth for toothache; it also helps against tumors that form under the ear.

Nutritional organs.
Sorrel with wine helps against “black jaundice” and soothes nausea; it is eaten when there is an urge to eat clay.

Eruption organs.
Sorrel and its seeds fix, especially the seeds of large species. They say that its leaves, if boiled, soften them somewhat, but the seeds certainly strengthen it.

Some say that unroasted sorrel seeds cause slipping and softening, and that the crushed roots, when drunk in wine, help against uterine discharge and crush kidney stones. Due to their inherent viscosity, they help against abrasions in the intestines caused by dry feces; being useful against abrasions, they also cause slipping.

Poisons.
Sorrel, especially wild sorrel, helps against scorpion bites, and if you consume its seeds before the bite of reptiles and scorpions, then their bites will not cause harm.