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Rumex crispus

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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.

Uses

Mild constipation, Skin problems, Diarrhoea, Piles, Bleeding of the lungs, Sores, Wounds.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Stems, Seeds.

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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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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

Seeds

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

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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