Polygonaceae Rumex salicifolius Weinm.

Willow Dock

Kawaiisu - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60

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Scientific name: Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
USDA symbol: RUSAS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Willow Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Mashed roots used as a salve on sore limbs.

RECRD: 94247 id: 35455

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