Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.

Curly Dock

Ojibwa - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 381

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Scientific name: Rumex crispus L.
USDA symbol: RUCRC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Curly Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Root used to close and heal cuts.

RECRD: 94163 id: 35310

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