Rumex crispis
(Yellow/Curly Dock)

Therapeutic Actions:

• Alterative
• Laxative
• Tonic

Clinical Indications:

• Osteoporosis
• Anemia
• Chronic skin disorders
• Chronic sore throat with glandular engorgement and hypersecretion
• Digestive dysfunction
• Dry, irritative laryngeal cough
• Nervous dyspepsia with epigastric fullness and pain extending into the chest

Contraindications:

• None

Drug/Nutrient Interaction:

• Limited data

Chemical Constituents:

• Calcium
• Chrysaphoric acid (organic acid) - laxative
• Emodin anthraquinone - laxative
• Iron

Toxicity:

• None

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