Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid Boiled root used for many complaints, generally for swellings. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Gosiute Drug, Blood Medicine Roots used as a blood medicine. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Gosiute Drug, Cathartic Decoction of roots used for severe constipation. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Kawaiisu Drug, Analgesic Mashed roots used as a salve on sore limbs. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid Dried, pounded roots used as powder on sores and plant salve used on cuts. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Kawaiisu Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of roots taken for stomachaches. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Kawaiisu Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Mashed roots used as a salve for chicken pox. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Kawaiisu Drug, Orthopedic Aid Mashed roots used as a salve on sore limbs. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Kawaiisu Drug, Unspecified Stems, seeds and roots used as medicine. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Kawaiisu Food, Porridge Seeds parched with hot coals, pounded and cooked to the consistency of 'thick gravy.' Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified Stems boiled with sugar or roasted, inner pulp pushed out of the burned skin and eaten hot or cold. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Klamath Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 95 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 22 |
Rumex salicifolius Weinm. Willow Dock USDA RUSAS |
Montana Indian Food, Vegetable Spring leaves used for 'greens.' Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 22 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves taken by childless women to become pregnant. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of leaves used for sore throats. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Blackfoot Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of plant used for swellings. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Blackfoot Drug, Panacea Decoction of plant used for many complaints. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Cochiti Food, Vegetable Leaves used as greens. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 50 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of whole plant applied externally to painful joints. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Houma Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of white root used to regulate menstruation. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56, 57 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Houma Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of red root taken for fever. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56, 57 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Houma Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of plant taken for intestinal disorders. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56, 57 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Houma Drug, Liver Aid Decoction of plant taken for liver trouble. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56, 57 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Houma Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of yellow root in gin taken for jaundice. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56, 57 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Houma Dye, Unspecified Roots used to make a dye for cane and palmetto splints in baskets. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Keres, Western Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of crushed roots or paste of burned, ground roots and water used for burns. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 67 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Keres, Western Other, Fuel Crushed, dried roots used as tinder. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 67 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Root used as a 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 24 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Zuni Drug, Reproductive Aid 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. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 85 |
Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus (Meisn.) C.L. Hitchc. Mexican Dock USDA RUSAM |
Zuni Drug, Throat Aid Ground root or infusion taken for sore throat, especially by sword swallower. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 59 |