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What Is Yellow Dock?
Yellow dock (Rumex crispus) is a perennial plant that belongs to the buckwheat/knotweed family. It’s originally native to parts of Europe and Asia, but has become naturalized in North America.
You can find yellow dock growing along roadsides, in areas with disturbed soil, and perhaps in your garden. It starts out as a small rosette with long, thin leaves that curl at the edges. Yellow dock can grow between 1-5′ tall and blooms unobtrusively with small, green flowers.
The flowers produce seeds that turn red in the fall as they ripen. This was traditionally the sign to harvest the roots, which are a deep orange or yellow color on the inside (hence the name).
While both the leaves and roots have been used for health benefits, the root of yellow dock is the part most often used. You can harvest and eat the leaves and roots fresh or use the dried root in herbal preparations. The leaves contain a good amount of vitamin C and were once used for scurvy.
Yellow dock root is thought to be one of the best sources of plant-based iron. It can also help your body to assimilate iron better and works especially well with other iron-boosting herbs.
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