Dock: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Dock in English is the name of a plant defined with Rumex acetosella in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acetosa angiocarpa (Murb.) Holub (among others).
2) Dock is also identified with Rumex bequaertii It has the synonym Acetosa abyssinica (Jacq.) A. Löve & B.M. Kapoor (etc.).
3) Dock is also identified with Rumex crispus It has the synonym Lapathum crispum (L.) Scop. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Botaničeskij Žurnal (1989)
· Hort. Vind. (1776)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1894)
· Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon (1869)
· Synopsis Florae Germanicae et Helveticae (1837)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dock, for example health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with (+22): Alpine dock, Arctic dock, Bitter dock, Bladder dock, Blunt-leaf dock, Broad-leaf dock, Broadleaf dock, Burdock, Butter dock, Common burdock, Common dock, Curled dock, Curly dock, Curly or yellow dock, Golden dock, Great burdock, Great water dock, Greater burdock, Lesser burdock, Narrow dock.
Full-text (+48): Godi, Vriddharaja, Raktasrava, Amlavetasa, Alpine dock, Western dock, Veined dock, Bladder dock, Prickly dock, Blunt-leaf dock, Great water dock, Veiny dock, Yellow dock, Sea dock, Smooth dock, Sour dock, Narrow-leaved dock, Curly dock, Curled dock, Broadleaf dock.
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Heimskringla (by Snorri Sturlson)
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Anāgārika Dharmapāla (by Bhikkhu Sangharakshita)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Egypt Through The Stereoscope (by James Henry Breasted)
Position 1 - Pompey's Pillar, The Sailors' Landmark, And Modern Alexandria, North Toward The Sea < [Standpoints In Egypt]
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Position 4 - Cairo, Looking Southwest Across The City To The Great Pyramids, That Furnished Stone For Many Of Its Buildings < [Standpoints In Egypt]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Trading routes of Amarāvatī-Dhānyakaṭaka < [Chapter 4 - Survival of Amarāvatī in the Context of Andhra Art]