Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.
Curly Dock
Cheyenne - Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 32
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Rumex crispus L.
Scientific name: Rumex crispus L.
USDA symbol: RUCRC (
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Common names: Curly Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Infusion of pulverized roots used for lung hemorrhages.
RECRD: 44729 id: 35244