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Yellow Dock vs Turmeric: What You Need To Know

What’s the deal with Turmeric?

According to world renowned herbalist and healer Dr Sebi, Turmeric is a hybrid and contains polymers that negatively affect the kidneys.

According to the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, as far as current evidence shows, curcumin, its most famous compound doesn’t live up to its hype.

It also stimulates the production of bile, which is released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, and assists in the breakdown of fats into smaller, digestible pieces. For this reason it is often used in bitters formulas to stimulate digestion. Additionally, its effect on the liver can assist with jaundice.

1. They can also be eaten raw in salads or in a green smoothie, although they have quite a high oxalic acid content, which binds with calcium in the body, inhibiting absorption. The simple way around this is to simply have a balanced diet. By rotating your greens (weeds, herbs and other foods rich in oxalic acid), oxalates will have a negligible effect on your overall health and well being.

2. Lovely Yellow Dock is considered a weed in most countries, growing wildly along roadsides, forest edges, railway beds and car parks. If only people knew the value hidden in her leaves. The leaves are edible and can be used in soups or lightly steamed and have a slightly lemony taste.

3. Yellow Dock is also often used in clearing skin eruptions and psoriasis. Crushed and applied topically the leaves can soothe itchy skin. But best of all, Yellow Dock has a rich iron content, so is particularly useful for treating anemia. When paired with burdock, dandelion root, and red clover, yellow dock helps to purify and fortify the blood. This herbal combination helps to ease mild symptoms associated with anemia.

Research suggests that it helps to stimulate the action of the lymphatic system throughout the body, increasing the rate at which harmful pollutants are flushed out.

This bitter herb addresses a wide variety of stomach issues. Yellow dock helps to treat indigestion and heartburn by neutralizing stomach acid. It also helps to encourage digestion by stimulating the release of stomach acid and digestive enzymes.

To help improve digestion, take yellow dock as a tea and drink 3 times a day before each meal or use “Gut Support” by Alkaline Eclectic which includes these herbs and others that combine to support the blood and lymphatic system.

Why Yellow Dock?

A less detrimental option to Turmeric is Yellow Dock. This non hybrid native plant is traditionally used to cleanse the liver and the bowel. It has a gentle laxative effect, which makes it effective for treatment of constipation

Research suggests that it helps to stimulate the action of the lymphatic system throughout the body, increasing the rate at which harmful pollutants are flushed out.