Polygonaceae Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
Canaigre Dock
Hopi - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 73
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Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
Scientific name: Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
USDA symbol: RUHY (
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Common names: Canaigre Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Plant used for colds.
RECRD: 94189 id: 35365