Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.

Curly Dock

Navajo - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 155

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Scientific name: Rumex crispus L.
USDA symbol: RUCRC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Curly Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Plant used for fainting.

RECRD: 94157 id: 35301

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