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["Jerome Osentowski" <jerome@crmpi.org>]

John,  No they are quit different plants and used for different purposes. 
The Burdock you mention is also grown as a vegie , called gobo and sold in
aisian market or to macrobiotic folks.  Curly dock has a nice dry seed stock
used in flower arrangement.  I think it is in the same family as buckwheat.
  Jerome
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>From: "John Schinnerer" <john@eco-living.net>
>To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [permaculture] Curly dock - rumex crispus, uses of
>Date: Sat, Aug 16, 2003, 3:59 PM
>

> Aloha,
>
> Burdock root (infusion, tincture, etc.) is a common temperate climate
> spring/liver tonic - goes good with dandelion.  'Burdock' and 'curly dock' 
> are
> different families, completely different latin names, according to PFAF.
>
> I'm not clear if we're all talking about the same 'dock' (seems to be a
> million common names with 'dock' in them for rather different plants) - is
> curly dock root a similar herbal to burdock despite the latin differences?
>
> thanks,
> John S.
>
>
> John Schinnerer - MA, Whole Systems Design
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