Polygonaceae Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn

Western Dock

Kwakiutl - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 287

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Scientific name: Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn
USDA symbol: RUAQF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Root extract used to wash sores and swellings.

RECRD: 94231 id: 35203

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