FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - sorrel -- how toxic?

Our pal (Steve Pope) wrote:

> I bought a large bunch of sorrel the other day, and put it
> into a vegetable broth to be served with soba. It tastes great --
> wonderful green sour/bitter flavor -- but I wonder how lightly
> I should tread. The stuff is mildly toxic isn't it? What's
> the recommended dosage??

I didn't know it was toxic -- as a kid, we used to eat lots of
it (t'was growing in the woods near school and we girls were
crazy for it). I don't recall any ill effects, so I'm also
curious about the answer to this one...

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