Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.

Curly Dock

Paiute - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 67

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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: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Poultice of chewed roots used for pain and swelling of sprained or swollen areas.

RECRD: 1430 id: 35316

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