Dock has so many uses

My husband used young dock roots to clear his blood; we were lucky and had a
garden with lots of nettles and where there are nettles there are usually dock roots. Back in 1943 I was expecting my daughter and the misery of styes on my eyes, no sooner did one get better than another started. It must have been the wrong time of year for young docks as the only ones he could find were old ones. I was pretty desperate, so scrubbed them and boiled them, and smelt them; the smell was enough. I thought what if it’s poison. Oh well, here goes, John said one small wine-glass, but seeing they were old and smelling so strong I thought a table-spoon would be enough. Ugh! It was horrible, but by morning so much easier I took a second dose and a further that evening, and believe it or not the second morning they were gone and I have never had another stye since. But believe me it really tastes vile. Dock root tea is a wonderful cure for spots and pimples, clears in three days