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Rumex - docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions

dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

buckwheat family, family Polygonaceae, Polygonaceae - a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats

sour grass, dock, sorrel - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

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on Rumex crispus, Tehran, 23 October 2004; Aphis umbrella Borner on Malva sylvestris, Ahwaz, 7 March 2004; Lipaphis lepidii Nevsky on Cardaria draba, Karaj, 3 May 2003.

Aphids and their parasitoids (Hym., Braconidae: Aphidiinae) associated with medicinal plants in Iran

Pollen of sorrel/sheep.s sorrel (Rumex acetosa/acetosella type) and cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) is connected with agriculture, settlement weeds are greater/hoary plantain (Plantago major/media type) and knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare), cabbage family (Brassicaceae), wormwood (Artemisia), goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae).

Evidence of pollen and plant macroremains from the sediments of suburban area of medieval Tartu/Oietolmu ja taimsete makrojaanuste vordlev analuus keskaegse Tartu eeslinna alalt

Yellow dock (Rumex crispus) is another important herb for supporting liver function.

Are herbs safe for growing bellies and breast feeding babies? Yes, say herbalists Maria Muscarella and Nikki Solomon, who show you how to find the helpful and avoid the hazardous

laciniata -- -- -- (cut-leaf coneflower) * Rumex acetosella (red sorrel) -- -- -- Rumex crispus (curly dock) 2.5 2.5 2.5 Rumex obtusifolius (bitter dock) -- -- -- Salix discolor (pussy willow) * -- -- -- Salix humilis var.

Vascular flora of the King Road Landfill in Northwest Ohio

(Amarantaceae), Melilotus indicus (Fabaceae), Rumex acetosella (Polygonaceae), and one unidentified species.

The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) as seed disperser of the invasive opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) in Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile

Essiac contains a mixture of four herbs: burdock root (Arctium lappa), sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella), slippery elm (Ulmus rubra), and turkey rhubarb (Rheum officinale), but the precise proportions are uncertain and it is not known whether the product marketed today as Essiac or related products such as Flor-Essence replicate the original formulation.

Essiac for cancer

Herbs that strengthen liver functions, such as dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale), nettle leaf (Urtica spp.), yellow dock root (Rumex crispus), Oregon grape root (Mahonia aquifolium), or turmeric (Curcuma longa) may help improve digestion and the body's abilities to remove toxins from the blood.

Gotta detox: herbs can help your dog's body detoxify naturally

I suffer from multiple chemical sensitivity, and tea prepared from broad-leaved dock roots (Rumex obtusifolius) proved helpful in getting rid of other environmental toxins as well.

Women's health, naturally