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Botanical Name |
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Rumex aquaticus L. |
English
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Scottish dock, Red dock, Vesihierakka, Scottish water dock, Western dock |
Synonym(s) |
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Lapathum aquaticum (L.) Scop, Rumex hippolapathum Fries |
Family |
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Polygonaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A perennial herb growing to 1.8m. The rootstock is top-shaped, the outer surface blackish or dark brown, the bark porous and the pith composed of honeycomb-like cells, with a short zone of woody bundles separated by rays. The stem is 1 to 3 feet high, very stout; the leaves have crisped edges, broader, 3 to 4 inches across. Flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by wind. |
| Herb Effects |
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Alterative, astringent, cholagogue, deobstruent, depurative, digestive, detergent, laxative and mildly tonic (root) |
Pharmacology
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The root is used internally in the treatment of piles, bleeding of the lungs, various blood complaints and also chronic skin diseases. The extract of root is indicated in treating arteriocongestion, boils, cancer, constipation, dysentery, fever, gastrosis, pain, rheumatism, scirrhus, scrofula, scurvy, sore, stomachache, stomatosis, swelling and syphilis. Externally, it is applied to various skin diseases, ulcers, wounds etc |
| Reference |
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 James A Duke and Maryl Fulton. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs - 2nd Edition, P: 761, CRC Press July 2002.
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