Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.

Curly Dock

Zuni - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 378

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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: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of powdered root applied to sores, rashes and skin infections.

RECRD: 21287 id: 35355

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