Polygonaceae Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

Western Dock

Bella Coola - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 207

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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: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of long, yellow roots and 'klondike soap' applied to boils, cuts and scrapes.

RECRD: 47861 id: 35189

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