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Rumex acetosella extract, the extract from the plant of Rumex acetosella, the small sorrel (Sheap Sorrel) of a plant from the Polygonaceae family.
The plant extract is used in cosmetic formulations.
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Calcium oxalate, free oxalic acid, flavonoids, tanning agents, vitamin C
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The extract has a skin-caring effect; it also soothes discomfort on the skin and scalp in a skin-caring manner.
Rumicis acetosae herba", the sorrel herb, is used in folk medicine as a natural remedy for diseases of the urinary tract.
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- Ammon HPT et al (2014) Hunnius Pharmaceutical Dictionary 11th Edition Walter de Gruyter Berlin-New York p. 1575
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer