Polygonaceae Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

Mexican Dock

Zuni - Drug, Reproductive Aid

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 85

View all documented uses for Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.

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Scientific name: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: RUSAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mexican Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Reproductive Aid
Notes: Strong infusion of root made and given to women by their husbands to help them to become pregnant. A strong infusion of root was made by the husband of a childless wife and given to her morning, noon, sunset and bed time for a month to help her to become pregnant. If the medicine did not work, it was because the wife's heart was not good.

RECRD: 32955 id: 35479

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