Oxalis corniculata Khatti churi Indian sorrel Cangeri Puliyaarila

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Oxalis corniculata

Scientific Name and Description

Oxalis corniculata L.

Herb Family

Oxalidaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Acetosella corniculata (L.) Kuntze
Acetosella corniculata var. subglabra Kuntze
Acetosella corniculata var. villosa (M.Bieb.) Kuntze
Acetosella herpestica (Schltdl.) Kuntze
Acetosella simulans (Baker) Kuntze
Oxalis albicans var. sericea DC.
Oxalis boreaui P.Fourn.
Oxalis boridiensis R.Knuth
Oxalis ceratilis E.Mey.
Oxalis ciliifera A.Cunn.
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Planch.
Oxalis corniculata var. corcovadensis R.Knuth
Oxalis corniculata var. glabrocapsula Roti Mich.
Oxalis corniculata var. langloisii (Small) Wiegand
Oxalis corniculata var. macrophylla Arsène ex R.Knuth
Oxalis corniculata var. pilosiuscula (Kunth) Zucc.
Oxalis corniculata var. pubescens Griseb.
Oxalis corniculata var. radicosa (A.Rich.) Roti Mich.
Oxalis corniculata var. repens (Thunb.) Zucc.
Oxalis corniculata rubra G.Nicholson
Oxalis corniculata var. villosa (M.Bieb.) Hohen.
Oxalis corniculata var. viscidula Wiegand
Oxalis diffusa Boreau
Oxalis foliosa Blatt.
Oxalis furcata Elliott
Oxalis glauca Raf. ex DC.
Oxalis grenadensis Urb.
Oxalis herpestica Schltdl.
Oxalis humistrata Willd. ex Steud.
Oxalis jamaicensis Macfad.
Oxalis javanica Blume
Oxalis langloisii (Small) Fedde
Oxalis lujula Noronha
Oxalis lupulina Kunth
Oxalis lutea Steud.
Oxalis meridensis Pittier
Oxalis micrantha Bojer ex Progel
Oxalis minima Steud.
Oxalis monadelpha Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Oxalis norlindiana R.Knuth
Oxalis pilosiuscula Kunth
Oxalis pubescens Stokes
Oxalis pusilla Salisb.
Oxalis radicosa A.Rich.
Oxalis recisa Noronha
Oxalis repens Thunb.
Oxalis reptans Sol. ex G.Forst.
Oxalis simulans Baker
Oxalis steudeliana R.Knuth
Oxalis taiwanensis (Masam.) Masam.
Oxalis tenuicaulis A.Cunn.
Oxalis thunbergiana Montrouz.
Oxalis trinidadensis R.Knuth
Oxalis uittienii J.T.Jansen
Oxalis urvillei A.Cunn.
Oxalis villosa M.Bieb.
Oxys corniculata (L.) Scop.
Oxys lutea Lam.
Xanthoxalis corniculata (L.) Small
Xanthoxalis corniculata subsp. repens (Thunb.) Tzvelev
Xanthoxalis grenadensis (Urb.) Tzvelev ex Prob. & Sokolovsk.
Xanthoxalis langloisii Small
Xanthoxalis repens (Thunb.) Moldenke
Xanthoxalis trinidadensis (R.Knuth) Holub

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	Khatti Churi (खट्टी चूरी), amili, amrul, amrulsak, anboti, anboti; seh-patti, bhilmori, chalmori, chuka tripati, chukatripati, cukatripati, khatari, khataria, khataro, khatri-buti, malori, seh, seh-patti, tinpatiya
Marathi	Amrul Amrutvel (आम्लुका / आम्लुत्त्वेल) Amrul Amrutvel, aambotee, ambata chukaa, ambuti, bhinsarpati, umbuti
Tamil	Tamil: (ளிப்புச்செடி) Pulicchu chedi, amalakam, amalam, amanitam, ampal, atacani, atiyamilaparani, cenkontai, cenkottaiccivappi, civappi, kalappantatti, kaniyatanayaki, kayankaliyatanayaki, kecari, kecariyarakkirai, kentika, paliakiri, perunkotikkirai, piliccakkirai, pooliaray, puli-k-kirai, puli-yarai, puliakire, puliccakakkirai, puliccirukirai, puliiyarai, pulikkirai, pulittacirukirai, puliyaarai, puliyancirukirai, puliyankirai, puliyarai, puliyarani
Telugu	Punnapuli (చిన్నపులి)
English	creeping woodsorrel, procumbent yellow sorrel or sleeping beauty
Taiwan	(known roughly as p-r-səʔ)
Common Name	creeping woodsorrel, procumbent yellow sorrel, sleeping beauty

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Western

Chinese

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Natural Vitamin C

Phytoconstituents

The entire plant is rich in vitamin C. Any woodsorrel is safe in low dosages, but if eaten in large quantities over a length of time can inhibit calcium absorption by the body.

As a hyperaccumulator of copper, it can be used for phytoremediation. The 1491 Ming Dynasty text, Precious Secrets of the Realm of the King of Xin, describes how to locate underground copper deposits by extracting trace elements of copper from the plant.

Source: Wikipedia

Herb usable parts

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Herbal Remedies

Siddha Puliyarai nei

Ethnopharmacology use

A drink can be made by infusing the leaves in hot water for about 10 minutes, sweetening, and then chilling.

Source: Lee Allen Peterson, Edible Wild Plants, Houghton Mifflin Company, New York City (1977), p. 104.

Oxalis corniculata L. Khatti bhaji Oxalidaceae Diabetes, ulcers, wounds

Oxalis corniculata L. Perennial herb Whole plant Epilepsy; diarrhoea; dyspepsia; hemorrhoids; piles; burning sensation; anaemia; gas trouble; insecticidal; wormicidal; snakebite; syphilis; dysentery; stomach pain; reduces body heat; antibacterial General Bhardwaj et al. 2011, Rao et al. 2006