The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 99 RUMEX GRISPUS L. Sour dock, narrow dock, yellow dock, curled dock. Polygonaceae. — An erect, upwardly branched, dark green, smooth herb 1 to 31/ feet tall, perennial; taproot large, fleshy, 8 to 12 inches long; stems slender, furrowed, angular; basal leaves oblong, 6 to 12 inches long, wavy and crisped on the margins, long-petioled; stem leaves smaller, short-petioled, alternate; flowers green, small, on slender, drooping stalks, numerous in whorls on branches forming a panicle; fruit dry, brow
The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 99 RUMEX GRISPUS L. Sour dock, narrow dock, yellow dock, curled dock. Polygonaceae. — An erect, upwardly branched, dark green, smooth herb 1 to 31/ feet tall, perennial; taproot large, fleshy, 8 to 12 inches long; stems slender, furrowed, angular; basal leaves oblong, 6 to 12 inches long, wavy and crisped on the margins, long-petioled; stem leaves smaller, short-petioled, alternate; flowers green, small, on slender, drooping stalks, numerous in whorls on branches forming a panicle; fruit dry, brown, 3-winged, con- taining a dark brown, shining, 3-angled seed. The root is collected in summer or fall, after the seeding tops have turned brown. Frequent to common in waste places, along roads and ditches, and in low, damp ground throughout the state. Contains rumicin (this is isomeric with chrysophanic acid), tannin, and other prin- ciples. Used as tonic, astringent, and laxa- tive. RUTA GRAVEOLENS L. Rue, com- mon rue. Rutaceae.—^An erect, aro- matic, smooth, glaucous herb 1 to 3 feet high, perennial; leaves aromatic, pinnate- ly divided or compound, alternate; leaf- lets oblong to spatulate, entire; flowers yellow, Y2 inch wide, in terminal clusters; fruit a lobed capsule. The leaves collected. Grown formerly in herb gardens but not known to have escaped and persisted in the state. Contains the glucoside rutin. Used as a stimulant, antispasmodic, and eramenagogue.
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