Question

what is dock plant and it's uses

Answer 1

A dock plant is a wild plant which have neetle leaves. it helps to cure methanoic acid by just rubbing on the affected area...

Answer 2

Yellow dock is a perennial herb belonging to the Polygonaceae family, commonly referred to as the knotweed family. This family also includes rhubarb, buckwheat, and sorrel. Mature yellow dock stands no more than 4 feet tall and is reddish-brown in color.

USES:

Leaves of the plant can be used as salad, to prepare a vegetable broth or to be cooked likespinach. They contain oxalic acid which can be hazardous if consumed in large quantities.

Dried seeds are used as a spice.

In Romania, the leaves are sometimes used as an alternative to other plants in the making of sarmale.

Medicinal uses of the herb

The dock leaves contain oxalic acid and the roots contain tannic acid.[6] Broad-leaved dock leaves have been used to soothe burns, blisters, and nettle stings. A tea prepared from the root was thought to cure boils