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Yellow
Dock
(Rumex crispus)
dock, curly Dock
 Description:
A 1-5 foot perennial, growing from a deep, yellow root.
The alternate basal leaves are wavy edged and blue-green.
Leaves on the flower stalk, are similar to those at the
base but half the size. The tall flower spikes of inconspicuous
greenish flowers are followed by 3-winged fruits which
turn dark brown in the fall. A common weed found throughout
North America in waste places and fields.
Edible,
Medicinal: The young leaves can be used for cooked
greens. If bitter, cook in 2 or more changes of water.
They are rich in Vitamins A, C. It is a astringent,
chologogue, and tonic. A tea of the leaves is used for
fevers, inflammation, and scurvy. The root tea is used
for constipation or diarrhea, excessive menstrual bleeding,
skin diseases, arthritis, indigestion, liver congestion,
poor digestion, jaundice, skin eruptions,
nervousness, a laxative, mild astringent, tonic, blood
purifier and for skin problems. A decoction is made by
boiling 1 teaspoon of the root in 1 cup water. Take 1-2
cups a day. Use in small doses.
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