Burdock Plant is a Surprisingly Valuable Edible Wild Food

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The burdock plant is a large weed with giant, sometimes two-foot-long, wedge-shaped leaves that are heart-shaped at the stem, and purple flowers that dry and turn into burs that cling to clothes and socks, and making life miserable for anyone who has the misfortune to get too close.

But those nasty burs and bitter covering can be forgiven once you realize the value of the burdock plant. The root, stem and even petioles (the stalk of the leaves, attaching the blade to the stem) make a tasty and nourishing food.
Burdock Plant - the Surprisingly Useful Edible Food You May Not Know About

 

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BURDOCK: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD
Burdock is a plant. The root is sometimes used as food. The root, leaf, and seed are used to make medicine.

People take burdock to increase urine flow, kill germs, reduce fever, and “purify” their blood. It is also used to treat colds, cancer, anorexia nervosa, gastrointestinal (GI) complaints, joint pain (rheumatism), gout, bladder infections, complications of syphilis, and skin conditions including acne and psoriasis. Burdock is also used for high blood pressure, “hardening of the arteries” (arteriosclerosis), and liver disease. Some people use burdock to increase sex drive.

Burdock is applied to the skin for dry skin (ichthyosis), acne, psoriasis, and eczema.

Burdock has been associated with poisonings because some products have been contaminated with root of belladonna or deadly nightshade. These herbs contain a poisonous chemical called atropine.


How does it work?
Burdock contains chemicals that might have activity against bacteria and inflammation.

 

[Toecutter]

Didn't know thanks for the Info.

And now Bubbles gets burdocks stuck on him and freaks out.