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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Rumex acutus

Common Name
Lampee; Romaza; Sharp Pointed Dock; Dogue; Patience Aigue; Romaza Medicinel; Spitse Zuring; Lapato Acuto; Lapasse Ague

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Antiseptic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Carminative Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Laxative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sclerosis(Spleen) Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Scrofula Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Scurvy Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.