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Plant Rumex crispus (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MANGANESE 14 Root 4.0 14.5 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
NEPODIN 2 Root not available 1660.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPODIN 2 Seed not available 498.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPODIN 2 Shoot not available 116.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 4.0 54.0 -0.53 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
NIACIN 39 Root 14.0 54.0 0.11 Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Leaf 5170.0 6970.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Root not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
OXYMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 560.0 7568.0 0.48 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 1945.0 7570.0 0.71 Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION 5 Root 164.0 4000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION 5 Seed not available 41.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION 5 Shoot not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 3135.0 12200.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 15000.0 202703.0 -0.09 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PROTEIN 0 Root 52171.0 203000.0 0.95 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 10 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th