Burdock (Arctium lappa)

Latin Name: Arctium lappa

Known as: Greater Burdock, Beggars Buttons, Gobo,  

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)

Part use: seeds, roots, leaves

Taste: seed is bitter, sweet, pungent. Root has an earthy flavor, sweetness, slightly bitterness

Energetics: cooling and moistening

Native: East Asia, Europe, naturalized in North America, Australia, New Zealand and now you can find it all over the around the world.

Historical uses for Burdock

  • Acne

  • Skin Rashes

  • Boils

  • Diabetes

  • Inflammation

  • Kidney Stones

  • Fever

  • Gout

  • Cystitis

  • Digestive 

Preparations

  • Tea

  • Tincture

  • Fresh burdock root

  • Dried root power

  • Burdock oil

  • Burdock extract

    The taproot of a young burdock plant can be harvest and be eaten as a root vegetable. First you have to peel it and then you can fry it, boil it and sauté it. Burdock is a super food and you can use it in soups, stews and in mash potatoes.

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