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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Rumex acutus (Polygonaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Lampee; Sharp Pointed Dock; Dogue; Spitse Zuring; Lapasse Ague; Romaza Medicinel; Patience Aigue; Romaza; Lapato Acuto

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Use	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.