Burdock - Used as a food herb and to treat rickets, allergies, diathesis, kidney stones, gout, diabetes, cholecystitis, hepatitis, constipation, hemorrhoids, eczema, psoriasis, arthritis, baldness, furuncles, rashes; fevers, mastitis, delayed menses, in oncology.
Acts as a diaphoretic, diuretic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-toxic, vitamin, sugar-lowering, metabolic, laxative, choleretic, antipruritic, anti-tumor.
For medicinal purposes use flowers, leaves, roots, seeds and juice.
Leaves: young - go in salads, soups, seasonings, pickles. An excellent source of vitamin C. Mature leaves are collected during flowering without petioles, dried and crushed.
Roots: dig up, shake off the ground, remove rotten and dead parts. Wash, cut lengthwise and dry at a temperature of up to 50°C. If you shred the roots with a chopper, drying is faster and quality loss is minimal.
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