Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.
Curly Dock
Ojibwa - Drug, Hunting Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 431
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Rumex crispus L.
Scientific name: Rumex crispus L.
USDA symbol: RUCRC (
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Common names: Curly Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hunting Medicine
Notes: Dried seeds smoked as a favorable lure to game when mixed with kinnikinnick.
RECRD: 251 id: 35311