Bladder Dock / الحُميَّض

حُمَّيْض مَثاني / حُمَّيْض امريكي / حَنْبيط / الحُمَّاض البري / الحُمّضية / السُّفينة / رُكيبِّة / حماض العشب / حميد

Rumex vesicarius L.

Wikidata

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Salads
Blooming period
February to April
Foraging period
January to March
Seed collection period
May to July
Potential medicinal uses
  • Alterative
  • Carminative
  • Cholagogue
  • Laxative

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Rumex
Family
Polygonaceae
Wikidata item
Q6415588
GBIF Item
Rumex vesicarius L. (2888986)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Medicinal herbs. Rumex vesicarius. (2021, November 20).
  2. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،مخول، س.(1999).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الثانية).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)
  3. Rumex vesicarius L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-23.
  4. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  5. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.

Citation

Rumex vesicarius L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/619 accessed via barari.org on 4/18/2026.

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