Arctium lappa (Burdock)

  • Rowan McOnegal
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Arctium lappa (Burdock). Rowan McOnegal. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Herbal medicine. Arctium lappa (Burdock). As 20097, c.u. of flower heads. Roots have been eaten as a vegetable. Juice used in Dandylion and Burdock wine, and rubbed into the scalp as a remedy for baldness. Also has hypoglycaemic properties.

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