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  • Common Name

    Yellow Dock, Curled Dock

  • Botanical Name

    Rumex crispus

  • Part Used

    Root

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    30%

  • Dose

    15 to 80mL weekly

Yellow dock can be used to gently stimulate the liver and help the body remove wastes. It is commonly used to promote healthy digestion and to help clear hot inflamed skin conditions such as acne and eczema. It has a history of use in cases of chronic pain, such as rheumatism and as a blood cleanser. It has also been used to ease anaemia due to its iron content as well as its ability to promote the absorption of iron. 

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A guide to Yellow Dock and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    King’s American Dispensatory, an Eclectic herbalist text written in the late 19th century, recommends yellow dock when there is “epigastric fullness and pain, and aching or darting pain in the left chest, with flatulent distension of the stomach and eructations of gas.” It has been historically used to address tumours and cancer. Eclectic herbalists often recommended it as a lymphatic herb to address swollen lymph glands.

  • Actions

    Laxative (mild), cholagogue, alterative, astringent, antimicrobial, antioxidant

  • Indications

    •    Constipation, indigestion, flatulence, sluggish liver, jaundice, anaemia
    •    Skin conditions, psoriasis, acne, eczema
    •    Arthritis

  • Energetics

    Cooling, drying, bitter

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Contraindicated

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    Contraindicated in people with intestinal obstruction or inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

  • Drug Interactions

    Avoid with digoxin and diuretic drugs. Caution with warfarin.

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Heartsease, Gotu Kola, Dandelion Root, Burdock, Clivers, Sarsaparilla