Yellow dock (Rumex Crispus), a perennial that grows one to three feet tall, is considered as a noxious plant that takes over fields and wastelands in North America and Europe. (Hoffmann et al., 2002) Rumex Crispus, sometimes known as yellow dock, is a flowering plant in the Polygonaceous family. Iron, oxalates, tannins, anthraquinone glycosides, and other minerals are found in it. It is reported to have cholagogue, laxative, and tonic properties. (Latif et al., 2022)
History & Folklore
Despite noting four unique species of Rumex in his article on "lapathum," including one that resembles plantain, the Greek physician Dioscorides did not explicitly define a curly-leaved dock in De Materia Medica. These docks were most likely used in a number of historical circumstances. Indeed, "the roots of these numerous species are of the same essential properties," writes William Cook in the Physio-Medical Dispensatory, "although that of the crispus is definitely the most efficient and least astringent." (Cook, 1869) Yellow dock root is said to bring money, customers, and love. To attract customers to a company, make a strong tea from the plant, strain out the root, and use the brew to clean the doorknobs. This may also be used to make a traditional Indian love doll. Give your intended the name of a forked Yellow Dock Root and carry it about and love it up for a month to pull off this Iroquois doll-baby technique. Then boil it, use the tea to wash your face and hands, sprinkle it on your clothing, and immediately go see your loved one wearing these garments. (Riley, 2016) Yellow dock root is said to bring money, customers, and love. To attract customers to a company, make a strong tea from the plant, strain out the root, and use the brew to clean the doorknobs. This may also be used to make a traditional Indian love doll. Give your intended the name of a forked Yellow Dock Root and carry it about and love it up for a month to pull off this Iroquois doll-baby technique. Then boil it, use the tea to wash your face and hands, sprinkle it on your clothing, and immediately go see your loved one wearing these garments. (India - Ayurvedic Herbs - Yellow Dock.)
Habitat & Cultivation
It may be seen in huge numbers growing in waste areas, along roadsides, and even in ditches and landfills. Yellow dock grows and flourishes in unusual places such as desolate fields, beside motorways, and even in ditches and trenches. Most of the time, wild yellow dock is grown. It develops from a seed. A large, mature curly dock may generate up to 40,000 seeds each year. The seeds are shed on a regular basis from late summer through winter. The number of seeds in soil is believed to be 5 million per acre, and they may remain undisturbed for more than 50 years. During the colder months, young seedlings may be totally green or have a scarlet colour. Curly dock thrives in a wide variety of environments, from open fields to transitional zones with only sporadic direct sunlight. It may grow in dry, rocky, or sandy soil, but prefers slightly wet conditions. During the cool, wet summers, curly dock should preferably be gathered in large areas with adequate drainage. (India - Ayurvedic Herbs - Yellow Dock.)
References
- Hoffmann, F. W., Manning, M., & Manning, M. J. (2002). Herbal medicine and botanical medical fads. Psychology Press. Latif, A., Fichadiya, H., Abid, F., & Capo, G. (2022). Herbal Teas and Thrombocytopenia: A Curious Case of Yellow Dock and Burdock-Induced Thrombocytopenia. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 9(3).
- Cook, W. (1869). The Physio-Medical Dispensatory: A Treatise on Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy, in Accordance with the Principles of Physiological Medication, p 457.
- India - Ayurvedic Herbs - Yellow Dock. (n.d.). India - Ayurvedic Herbs - Yellow Dock; www.indianmirror.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022, from https://www.indianmirror.com/ayurveda/yellow-dock.html
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