Botanical Article Bibliographic Records

HI Number 150605

Author: Thorstensen, Jon
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Title: Om nytten af rød Skreppe --Rumex actus -- som et Huusmiddel mod flere Sygdomme. [The usefulness of sorrel – Rumex acutus – as a house remedy for various diseases]
MLP no: 3111
BPH Series Abbreviation: Biblioth. Laeger
Citation: 13([2]): 231-233. [bis] 1830.
Year(s): 1830
Note: "Thorstensen, Provincial physician in Iceland … used Rumex acutus as a mild purgative, but also against jaundice, cirrhosis of the liver, some skin diseases, and as nourishment in soups and salads."