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Curly Dock -Rumex crispus
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| Common Names |
| Yellow Dock , |
| Botanical Name |
| Rumex crispus |
| Family |
| POLYGONACEAE Knotweed Family |
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| Common Uses: |
Constipation *
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| Properties: |
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| Parts Used: |
Root |
| Constituents: | Emodin, magnesium, nepodin, oxalic acid, selenium, silicon, sodium, tannins. |
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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. |
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Prep Methods :Tinctures, teas
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- Diuretic Decoction
- Yellow dock in molasses
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| 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. 1191
(Weed, Susan ) | | | 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. 1371
(M. Grieve ) |
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Yellow dock is a perennial plant found growing in fields and waste places in Europe, the U.S., and southern Canada. The mature plant is a reddish brown colour, and produces a stalk that grows to about 1 to 3 feet high. It has smooth leaves shooting off from a large basal rosette, with distinctive waved or curled edges. Blooming from June to July, the numerous pale green , drooping flowers are loosely worled. The root-structure is a large, a yellow, forking taproot.
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 American Indians used yellow dock leaves to treat boils, and the pulverized roots to treat cuts. |
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