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Yellow Dock Rumex crispus

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Curly Dock -Rumex crispus
Curly Dock -Rumex crispus
Common Names
Yellow Dock , Sorrel, curled or narrow dock
Botanical Name
Rumex crispus
Family
POLYGONACEAE Knotweed Family
Yellow Dock Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Constipation *
Properties: Depurative* Skin tonic* Laxative* Astringent* Antioxidant*
Parts Used: Root
Constituents:Emodin, magnesium, nepodin, oxalic acid, selenium, silicon, sodium, tannins.

Yellow dock as been known as a medicinal plant since ancient times and is used in traditional medicine as a gentle laxative or mild astringent tonic. It encourages both bowel movement and good digestion by stimulating the release of gastric juices. An ointment of yellow dock is valuable for eruptive skin conditions that cause itching, sores, and scabby skin lesions.

Related Species Water Dock (Rumex aquaticus)
Great Water Dock Rumex Hydrolapathum
Side Effects:
The young leaves can be consumed in moderation,and should be boiled in several changes of water to remove as much of the oxalic acid in the leaves as possible. Yellow dock is a kinder, gentler laxative than rhubarb, to it's relative, rhubarb, but start only the smallest amount and step up dose carefully to avoid cramping. Don't use yellow dock, or any herbal laxatives in combination with Laxix (furosemide), to avoid potassium depletion. Safety during pregnancy has not been established.Mountain Rose Herbs
How to Use: Yellow Dock
Preparation Methods :Tinctures, teas

remedyRemedies using : Yellow Dock

Yellow dock for :Constipation ,digestive distress
Constipation ,digestive distress Constipation and digestive distress are common side effects of iron supplements. A spoonful of molasses with 10-15 drops of yellow dock root tincture in a glass of warm water is a better way to increase iron and improve elimination.

Susun Weed, New Menopausal Years, The Wise Woman Way (2002)

Yellow dock for :Blood purifier for chronic skin diseases
Blood purifier for chronic skin diseases It is largely prescribed for diseases of the blood, from a spring eruption, to scurvy, scrofula and chronic skin diseases. It is also useful in jaundice and as a tonic to the stomach and the system generally.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)


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referencesYellow Dock Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Constipation *
Plant Description


  • Flowers:Numerous pale green, drooping flowers
  • Plant Class:Perennial plant. The mature plant is a reddish brown colour, and produces a stalk that grows to about 1 to 3 feet high.
  • Leaves: Smooth leaves with distinctive waved or curled edges grow from a large basal rosette
  • Root: Large, yellow taproot is the part used medicinally
  • Preferred Habitat:Wet, open fields
  • Flowering Season:June to July
  • Distribution:Europe, the U.S. and southern Canada

Folklore, Myths and Legends
History and Traditions
history

Greek/Roman: The Great Water Dock Rumex Hydrolapathum is species that is said to be the Herba Britannica of Pliny (AD 23 - August 25, 79)Grieve

North America:1700-1900 Used as a pot herb by the English and Swedish settlers. The fresh leaves were boiled in lard or sweet cream for scrofulous ulcers, sore eyes, and glandular swellings. The roots and seeds were given in cases of dysentery. The Native American tribes used yellow dock as both a medicine and a dye. The bruised root was used as a poutice for abrasions and sores, itching of the skin and eruptions. 62

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Astrology:
folkloreAll Docks are under Jupiter, of which the Red Dock, which is commonly called Bloodwort, cleanseth the blood and strengthens the liver, but the Yellow Dock root is best to be taken when either the blood or liver is affected by choler. All of them have a kind of cooling, drying quality: the Sorrel being most cool and the Bloodworts most drying. Nicholas Culpeper
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