Polygonaceae Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn
Western Dock
Kwakiutl - Drug, Gastrointestinal 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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Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn
Scientific name: Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn
USDA symbol: RUAQF (
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Common names: Western Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Boiled roots eaten and applied as poultice for stomachaches.
RECRD: 94232 id: 35204