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YELLOW DOCK
Botanical: Rumex crispus
Synonym: Curled Dock.
Description: The leaves are crisped at their edges. It grows
freely in our roadside ditches and waste places. The roots are 8 to 12 inches
long, about 1/2 inch thick, fleshy and usually not forked. Externally they are
of a rusty brown and internally whitish, with fine, straight, medullary rays
and a rather thick bark. It has little or no smell and a rather bitter taste.
The stem is 1 to 3 feet high and branched, the leaves, 6 to 10 inches long.
Main constituents:Rumicin is the active
principle of the Yellow Dock, and from the root, containing Chrysarobin,
Medicinal Action and Uses: The Yellow Dock is applicable to all the
purposes for which the other species are used. The root has laxative,
alterative and mildly tonic action, and can be freely used as a tonic and
laxative in rheumatism, bilious complaints and as an astringent in piles,
bleedings of the lungs, etc. It is largely prescribed for diseases of the
blood, from a spring eruption, to scurvy, scrofula and chronic skin diseases.
It is also useful in jaundice and as a tonic to the stomach and the system
generally. It has an action on the bowels very similar to that of Rhubarb,
being perhaps a little less active, but operating without pain or uneasiness.
It is also useful for relieving a congested liver.
A syrup can be made by boiling 1/2 lb. crushed root in a pint of syrup,
which is taken in teaspoonful doses. The infusion administered in wineglassful
doses - is made by pouring 1 pint of boiling water on 1 OZ. of the powdered
root. A useful homoeopathic tincture is made from the plant before it flowers,
which is of particular service to an irritable tickling cough of the upper
air-tubes and the throat. It is likewise excellent for dispelling any
obstinate itching of the skin. It acts like Sarsaparilla for curing scrofulous
skin affections and glandular swellings.
To be applied externally for cutaneous affections, an ointment may be made
by boiling the root in vinegar until the fiber is softened and then mixing the
pulp with lard.
The seeds have been given with advantage in dysentery, for their astringent
action.
The Yellow Dock has also been considered to have a positive effect in
restraining the inroads made by cancer in the human system, being used as an
alterative and tonic to enfeebled condition caused by necrosis, cancer, etc.
It has been used in diphtheria.
Preparations---Fluid extract, 30 to 60 drops. Solid extract, 5 to 15
grains. Rumin, 3 grains.
The roots are collected in March, being generally ploughed up.
Medicinal Action and Uses---The Yellow Dock is applicable to all the
purposes for which the other species are used. The root has laxative,
alterative and mildly tonic action, and can be freely used as a tonic and
laxative in rheumatism, bilious complaints and as an astringent in piles,
bleedings of the lungs, etc. It is largely prescribed for diseases of the
blood, from a spring eruption, to scurvy, scrofula and chronic skin diseases.
It is also useful in jaundice and as a tonic to the stomach and the system
generally. It has an action on the bowels very similar to that of Rhubarb,
being perhaps a little less active, but operating without pain or uneasiness.
Also good for an irritable tickling cough of the upper air-tubes and the
throat. It is likewise excellent for dispelling any obstinate itching of the
skin also for curing scrofulous skin affections and glandular swellings.
To be applied externally for cetaceous affections
The seeds have been given with advantage in dysentery, for their astringent
action.
The Yellow Dock has also been considered to have a positive effect in
restraining the inroads made by cancer in the human system, being used as an
alterative and tonic to enfeebled condition caused by necrosis, cancer, etc.
It has been used in diphtheria.
Preparations---Fluid extract, 30 to 60 drops. Solid extract, 5 to 15
grains.
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various authors. It is not intended to replace the advice or attention of health
care professionals.
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