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Botanical name: Rumex crispus
Other names: curly dock
Family Polygonaceae
Therapeutic actions
Alterative: restoring proper functioning to the body's metabolism
Astringent: contracts, tightens and binds tissues
Analgesic: relieves or diminishes pain
Anti-cancer
Anti-inflammatory: alleviate inflammation throughout the body
Cholagogue: increases the secretion and flow of bile
Depurative: helps to purify the body, particularly the blood
Diuretic: increases the secretion and expulsion of urine
Hepatic: stimulates and aids liver function
Hypotensive: lowers blood pressure
Laxative: aids bowel evacuation
Tonic: strengthens and improves bodily performance