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

 Rumex sanguineus (Polygonaceae)

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Common name(s)
Red Dock; Patience Des Bois; Dock,Bloody-Veined; Bloedzuring; Romazroja; Bloody-Veined Dock

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Apertif English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cancer US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Uk(Wales) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diuretic Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dysmenorrhea English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hematochezia English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hematoptysis English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hematuria English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Leucorrhea Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Metrorrhagia English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.