Polygonaceae Rumex venosus Pursh

Veiny Dock

Shoshoni - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42

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Scientific name: Rumex venosus Pursh
USDA symbol: RUVE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Veiny Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of whole plant taken as a physic.

RECRD: 21021 id: 35515

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