Polygonaceae Rumex verticillatus L.

Swamp Dock

Choctaw - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 21

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Scientific name: Rumex verticillatus L.
USDA symbol: RUVE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Swamp Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of leaves used as a bath to prevent smallpox.

RECRD: 94277 id: 35520

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