Oxalis corniculata
Uses
India (Bombay Presidency; Rajasthan, western); leaves boiled and eaten; (Madras Presidency): leaves and tender shoots eaten as greens. (Deccan): seeds eaten; (Garhwal Himalayas): leaves acrid to taste and made into chutney. Madhya Pradesh: the Gond and Sahariya tribes eat the leaves. China: shoots and leaves eaten. Leaves contain oxalic acid, which is injurious, if eaten in large quantities.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- L.
- Vernaculars:
- Bombay Presidency: Ambusi. Rajasthan (western): Khati buti, Amrul. Madhya Pradesh: Khati buti. Tamil: Pooliaray. Telugu: Pullachinta. English: Lady's Sorrel.
- Misc:
- Leaves contain oxalic acid, which is injurious, if eaten in large quantities. Chemical composition: see Jain & Tiwari.
