Editing Oxalis corniculata (section)

==Uses==
The leaves of woodsorrel are edible, and have a tangy taste like [[lemons]]. A drink can be made by [[infusion|infusing]] the leaves in hot water for about 10 minutes, sweetening, and then chilling.<ref name=Peterson>Lee Allen Peterson, ''Edible Wild Plants'', Houghton Mifflin Company, New York City (1977), p. 104.</ref> 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.<ref name=Peterson/>

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.

[[Taiwanese indigenous peoples|Indigenous peoples]] of Taiwan frequently grow this plant (known roughly as ''p-r-səʔ'') as a cure for snakebites and [[scabies]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Paul Jen-kuei |title=Some notes on animals and plants for Proto-Austronesian speakers |journal=Language and Linguistics. 語言暨語言學 |date=July 2022 |pages=259 |doi=10.1075/lali.18.2.04li|doi-access=free }}</ref>