Polygonaceae Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
Gosiute - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380
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Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Scientific name: Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
USDA symbol: RUSAS (
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Common names: Willow Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Roots used as a blood medicine.
RECRD: 94241 id: 35449