SORREL (Sheep's) RUMEX AGETOSELLA

Of greal use against the scurvy if eaten in spring as salad.
An annual, also known as Field Sorrel, growing to about a foot (30 cm) high. It has narrow sharp-pointed leaves and spikes of green flowers turning to red.
Where to find it: Dry soils and pastures in most parts of the world.
Flowering time: Late spring.
Astrology.. A plant of Venus.
Medicinal virtues: The leaves are cooling, allaying thirst and repressing bile. It is used as a cordial in fevers and to resist putrefaction. May be eaten in salad to prevent scurvy. The juice is frequently taken with other anti- scorbuticjuices.
Modern uses: The leaves are used for their diuretic property. They may be eaten or given as an infusion - i oz (28 g) to i pt (568 mi) of boiling water - in doses Of 2 fl OZ (56 ml). Useful in fevers when it will also induce perspiration. The juice acts as a tonic to the kidneys and urinary tract, and is taken in doses of half  to one teaspoonful.