Description :
Yellow Dock is a common plant that grows nearly everywhere. The curly-edged, leaves are long-stemmed and a foot or more in length at the bottom. The leaves get shorter as you go up the two- to three-foot stem. Toward the top, there are many clusters of three-winged flowers and seeds that are green in spring and turn rust-red in the fall. Yellow Dock has been historically used to support the body’s natural defense against constipation, blood disorders, skin diseases and eruptions, rheumatism, and indigestion.
History and Folklore:
Greeks and Romans used Yellow Dock as a medicinal plant for treating everything from dysentery to toothache. The leaves have also been used in tobacco pouches to keep the tobacco moist.
Cultivation and Harvest:
Go for plants growing in drier, open areas or on hillsides above water sources. Roots gathered from plants in or near the water are not effective. Collect the roots of the plant in the fall; the later the better. Dried roots can be used chopped, ground, or powdered.
Precautions:
Do not take if pregnant.
Herbal Actions:
Detoxifier, Laxative
Other Names:
Curly Dock, Lengua de Vaca, Narrow Dock, Sour Dock
Related Species:
Eriodictian angustifolium, E. californium, E. crassifolium, E. tomentosum, E. traskiae, E. trichocalyx
Ingredients: Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus)
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*This statement has not been verified by the FDA and is only referenced here as a fun fact and/or for historical commentary, is not to be used as medical advice in any way. Consult your doctor before ingesting any herbal product.
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