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Sacha writes:
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| Any herbivore that is excessively sensitive to oxalic acid was purged
| from the evolutionary tree long ago. It's the quantity that is the
| issue - too much is poisonous to humans, too.
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| Is it? I didn't know that - sorrel soup is one of my favourite summer
| dishes.

Oh, yes. It's the same toxin as in rhubarb leaves. I wouldn't worry,
as the amount you have to eat to poison yourself is excessive. It
isn't something that you should eat in large quantities every day for
a month, though.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.