Burdock
Latin name:
Arctium lappa L.
Common names:
Common burdock, Common burdock
Family:
Asteraceae
Origin:
Siberia
Part of the plant used:
Root
Description
DThis plant originates from Siberia and is widely spread in all regions of Europe, Asia and America. Its root is rich in sugars (inulin in particular), potassium salts, acid-alcohols, phenolic acids (caffeic, chlorogenic...). If it is consumed as a vegetable in Japan ("gobo"), burdock is used in both Chinese and Western tradition for its depurative action.
The benefits
- Skin drainage (elimination of toxins by exchange mechanisms through the skin);
- Anti-inflammatory action on the skin (acne, eczema, redness, etc.);
- Facilitation of the renal and digestive elimination functions.
