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Rumex crispus
Curled dock is an erect, unbranched, perennial plant growing 30 - 60cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Mild constipation, Skin problems, Diarrhoea, Piles, Bleeding of the lungs, Sores, Wounds.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Yellow dock contains anthraquinones, oxalates and tannins.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Originally native to tropical Asia and Europe, the plant has spread to become a weed of agriculture throughout much of the world, including higher elevations above 2,200 metres in the tropics.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Grassy places, Waste ground, Roadsides.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Mild constipation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bleeding of the lungs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sores
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Stems used in medicine
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Habit - Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grassy places
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Waste ground
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Roadsides
- Herbs
