Yellow Dock Root Tea Bag
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Botanical Name: Rumex crispus
Yellow dock is an herb. The leaf stalks are used in salads. The root is used as medicine.
Yellow dock is used for pain and swelling (inflammation) of nasal passages and the respiratory tract, and as a laxative and tonic. It is also used to treat bacterial infections and sexually transmitted diseases.
Some people use yellow dock as a toothpaste.
Historically, yellow dock has been used for skin diseases, skin inflammation (dermatitis), rashes, a vitamin deficiency called scurvy, obstructive jaundice, and psoriasis with constipation.
Yellow dock contains chemicals called anthraquinones, which work as stimulant laxatives.
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Botanical Name: Rumex crispus
• Constipation
• Inflammation of nasal passages
• Bacterial infections
• Jaundice