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Plant Rumex crispus (Polygonaceae)

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Common name(s)
Curly Dock, Lengua De Vaca, Sour Dock, Yellow Dock
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
30 (+)-CATECHIN Plant -- -- -- *
38 (-)-EPICATECHIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 1,2-DIACETIN Essential Oil -- 226000.0 -- *
0 1,8-DIHYDROXY-3-METHYL-9-ANTHRONE Root -- 3000.0 -- *
5 ALUMINUM Root 100.0 390.0 -0.10 *
0 ANTHRAQUINONE Plant -- -- -- *
0 ANTHRAQUINONE-GLYCOSIDES Root 30000.0 40000.0 -- Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
6 ANTHRAQUINONES Root -- 20000.0 -0.31 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root 1042.0 4054.0 1.67 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 300.0 4054.0 -0.07 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 ASH Leaf 15000.0 202703.0 1.48 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 ASH Root 39321.0 153000.0 2.44 *
7 AVICULARIN Leaf -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 10.4 140.0 -0.53 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root 58.0 225.0 1.00 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Root -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 150.0 10000.0 -0.58 *
28 CALCIUM Root 2570.0 10000.0 0.28 *
0 CALCIUM-ACETATE Leaf -- -- -- *
0 CALCIUM-MALEATE Leaf -- -- -- *
*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.