Meet YELLOW DOCK: Common Global Weed Full of Wild Food and Herbal Medicine Gifts!

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2 жыл бұрын

I am excited for you to get to know a very common weed that is probably growing right outside your door (or nearby park or garden). It's a close relative of French sorrel and a second cousin to rhubarb. And its roots are famous for supporting blood health.
Yellow dock, a perennial of the Polygonaceae family, is scientifically called Rumex crispus. Join me in the field today and meet it in its basal rosette and seed stage.
Culinary Uses
Tender new basal & aerial leaves, peeled flower stalk, leaf petioles: raw in salad; cooked in soup, sauté, omelet, frittata. Larger basal and aerial leaves: cooked in soup, sauté, frittata. Root: cooked in tonic beverage. Seed: cooked as grain.
Qualities
Leaf & stalk: sour, astringent & high in vitamin C; they cook down into a soft mass the consistency of spinach.
Therapeutics
Root-dug after a few hard frosts- is used as a blood tonic, cleanser and lymphatic stimulant; poop encourager (aperient, laxative); for skin issues; and liver support (which means it can help with a multitude of situations). It is also used to help build blood; often used for anemia.
The root is bitter, astringent & high in minerals, although the oxalic acid content may be an issue for long term use. Roots are usually consumed as tea, tincture or syrup.
Leaf: Fresh leaf poultice is used for neutralizing a nettle rash. “Nettle in dock out”.
May be of concern: Contains oxalic acid, just like garden sorrel, French sorrel, spinach, Swiss chard, rhubarb, almonds, chocolate, soy and more.
Habitat
Look for yellow dock in full sun to part shade in most soil types, although it prefers moist and rich soil.
Found in cultivated fields, waste ground, pasture, roadsides, gardens, and human-made sites (anthropogenic sites).
It is a native of Eurasia but now a weed of the world. It grows In USDA hardiness zones (USDA): 4-9.
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@terriwilson4984 Сағат бұрын

We live in Zone 3 & everything you have spoken about we have in an ambundence...

@smileawhile3788 2 жыл бұрын

The world needs more of you! Thank you for another amazing video.

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@sophrosyne5900 Жыл бұрын

I've got TONS of this all over my backyard . I also have nettle ! Definately gonna try a tea or stir-fry .

@DinaFalconi Жыл бұрын

Nice! Enjoy and happy foraging and feasting!

@geraldkaupp5380 2 жыл бұрын

The seed of yellow dock is a unique shape.Sort of an acorn shape. Basil leaves grow from the base. Cheers from sunny Alberta!

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Hello back to you in Alberta!

@tiffanywilkerson5569 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it! I'm 6 weeks postpartum and yellow dock has been calling to me. Thank you Dina! I love the way you id plants for us!

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. Happy pregnancy to you.

@dogslobbergardens6606 2 жыл бұрын

I've been gathering dock just to add to my compost pile and use in plant-tea fertilizer, as one would with comfrey. The dock grows well in our clay soil so I figure it must be accumulating valuable minerals from it.

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Cool, sounds good.

@eddyb1883 2 ай бұрын

Mix that with dandelion and true healing begins 🎉🎉🎉

@DinaFalconi 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@dukenegju 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful dress :) Love

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@renovclean2 Жыл бұрын

I feel so blessed to have found your channel. You are so thorough in your explanations, and I know you will be aiding me in this newfound venture of mine. Thank you for making these videos and hopefully continue to do so so I can learn from you.

@DinaFalconi Жыл бұрын

So glad you are appreciating the channel! Be well!

@karenbearden6198 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

@fredacollins865 Жыл бұрын

Great video! 😊

@DinaFalconi Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Freda, for appreciating the video! Enjoy the channel.

@Terri_Stauffer 2 жыл бұрын

Time to go and I’d the dock plants growing in yard. Thank you.

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good!

@suzanto 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely tray it this coming summer

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good!

@shivam9tha618 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful video🙏

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@positiveworld-view8677 Жыл бұрын

(posted) September in NY State.. Good one to rewatch 💜🌿

@DinaFalconi Жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes, hoping most of these videos we make will be useful throughout the years. Enjoy the channel.

@positiveworld-view8677 Жыл бұрын

Excellent content I want to be a little fairy in the yard & learn more mb

@jerithurber5096 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video! Thank you for such a clear identification guide. Question - would you also get the iron boost from tinctured root, or is that more from decoction?

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Best to consume as decoction in ounces not drops, if you want to consume it for it's mineral content too. Tincture doses are too small (drops) to supply much in terms of nourishment.

@jerithurber5096 2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi That's what I was thinking, I appreciate your reply!

@lynnmalley1204 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dina, thanks for the great video. How do you process the seed for consumption? Thanks.

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking. I haven't done it in years. And don't find I am attracted to the seeds, and the process (can't recall to much detail). But essentially you need to separate the chaff from the seed.

@charlesfredrick4789 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video immensely. But I'd like to add one thing on plant ID, I'm showing the leaf sometimes the veins going up the leaves , retain the alternate pattern as on the stalk, and sometimes they don't. They may be parallel. This helps with positive ID of the plant.

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment.

@charlesfredrick4789 2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi and I want to thank you for your videos. I learn something new from each one.

@katytaylor8135 2 жыл бұрын

thank you, Dina! what if you live in a climate where you don't always get hard frosts? when should i harvest the root?

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Katy! Good question. I would harvest root, after the aerial part of the plant has fully died back.

@katytaylor8135 2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi awesome, thank you! already has. :)

@terriwilson4984 Сағат бұрын

Oops I forgot, In Northern Minnesota...

@isop31 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please explain the part on minerals migrating to ones teeth? Is it from the plant that settle on thr teeth or from the teeth that migrate to the surface? Also, is it beneficial for teerh lime in re-mineralization?

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your question. It's complex, but yellow dock is high in oxalates that can remove minerals from the body.

@abejitasqueaks 2 жыл бұрын

dina, you say to only harvest yellow dock root after 3 hard frosts... can you explain the reason why? where i live in latin america, we only have rainy and dry season. there is some kind of "winter" inbetween the coldness after the rainy season, but never enough to frost or snow. would you say just to wait a bit in the beginning of this "winter" to harvest the roots? once i live here longer, i will probably get more in tune with when is the best time for root harvest, though in this moment, it's all fresh and very very different from the states/europe.

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your question. Here (NY) we harvest after 3 hard frosts, that is when the energy has sufficiently migrate to the roots. When no frosts exist, harvest the roots when the aerial part of the plant is most dormant; not sure when that is your neck of the world. Hope this helps.

@abejitasqueaks 2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi makes sense. thank you for the answer!

@Redberryfarm888 2 жыл бұрын

Great upload. Just to clarify (my brain...) ...only harvest the FIRST year rosette Yellow Dock roots, like one does when harvesting first year burdock... without the seed head of the second year. Correct? ( No? ) I am saving dock seeds to clean and use with homemade seed crackers to munch on with other seeds. (Nettle, etc...) Also, in my area, we also have the straight leafed/broad dock (not just the curly) ... is that interchangeable, or just look for the curly leaf kind for the roots? Thank you! 💕

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Okay, so yellow dock is a perennial, therefore you can harvest from plants at any age; but after three hard frosts. Depending on the plant size, health and age, the roots will vary in size and vigor. FYI, burdock is a biennial, so roots from 2nd year plants that have flowered and seeded will not be useful here. For burdock gather roots from first year falls plants or 2nd year spring plants. Broad leaf dock (Rumex obtusifolius) can be used interchangeably, but there will be some flavor differences. It usually has a more bitter leaf than yellow dock. Roots are used interchangeably; not sure about seeds; but think so.

@Redberryfarm888 2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi THANK YOU! 💕 Makes sense now ~

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Glad.

@mandiegarrett1706 2 жыл бұрын

How do I know or test first if I this agree with me before I go out and dig lots of roots out. Thank you.

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mandie, to try any new food / herb you would consume a very small amount and see how it affects you.

@mandiegarrett1706 2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi Thank you.

@BuCuInspo 2 жыл бұрын

What if you live in a hot area as far as a harvesting? I live in Florida. I want use this for medicine Thank you

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Reesey, for your question. Harvest roots when aerial part of plant has died back. Not sure when that is in Florida.

@BuCuInspo 2 жыл бұрын

@@DinaFalconi me either 😩😩 thank you for replying 🙏🏾

@user-zj9yp5fk2l 2 ай бұрын

What is the name of the plant around that is still blooming with yellow flowers? Do those grow near yellow dock?

@DinaFalconi 2 ай бұрын

I assume you are asking about the yellow flowers blooming in this video, and if yes, they are called Rudbeckia triloba aka black eye susan. And they don't necessarily grow near yellow dock, but in my wild garden, they sure do.

@user-zj9yp5fk2l 2 ай бұрын

@@DinaFalconi thank you! I know where that flower is and maybe yellow dock is there. Did you say it grows in full sun? Cause the daisies sure do

@DinaFalconi 2 ай бұрын

@@user-zj9yp5fk2l Yellow dock grows in full sun to part shade.

@annetteboettner3435 2 жыл бұрын

Did you mean the dock root.. I got confused when you switched from dock to nettle. I've been trying to identify what is growing in my garden, I thought it maybe horseradish and I've never planted horseradish so I'm pretty sure it's a large leaf dock.

@DinaFalconi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, but not sure of your question...?

@fishermam321 Жыл бұрын

was that a curly dock in rosette?

@DinaFalconi Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ron, for your question. Yes, that is curly dock, aka yellow dock, scientifically called Rumex crispus, in basal rosette.

@fishermam321 Жыл бұрын

thank you nice job! have a lot of the border leaf dock in my area some curly :) but call that yellow dock as well. you have another name for that? was wondering :) thanks again

@DinaFalconi Жыл бұрын

The broad leaf dock is called Rumex obtusifolius and is used similarly to yellow dock aka curly dock, aka Rumex crispus. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching the videos!