Polygonaceae Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

Western Dock

Bella Coola - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 56

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Scientific name: Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn
USDA symbol: RUAQF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Leaves used in sweatbath for pains similar to rheumatism.

RECRD: 94228 id: 35187

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