About Rumex patientia L.
Rumex patientia L., commonly called patience dock, garden patience, herb patience, or monk's rhubarb, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the Polygonaceae plant family. In spring, this plant is frequently eaten as a leaf vegetable and used as pie filling across Southern Europe, specifically in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. In Romania, it is also added to spring broths or sarmale. Its leaves can be eaten either raw or cooked. However, the leaves contain oxalic acid, so they should not be eaten in large excess, such as every day. Raw leaves work well in salads, while cooked leaves can be added to soups and stews, or layered into baked dishes like lasagna. The leaves are high in minerals, and can be harvested at any time of year.
