Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.
Curly Dock
Thompson - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 239
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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Plant used as a cough medicine.
RECRD: 33121 id: 35342