Burdock
Burdock (Arctium asuleatus)
Brief Background:
Burdock has historically been used to treat a wide variety of ailments, including arthritis, diabetes, and hair loss. It is a principal herbal ingredient in the popular cancer remedies Essiac (rhubarb, sorrel, slippery elm) and Hoxsey formula (red clover, poke, prickly ash, bloodroot, barberry).
Expert Opinion and Historic Precedent:
Burdock is believed to exhibit a range of healing properties when used orally or topically. There is no consensus on what are the active constituents. Burdock has been used to treat diabetes, and is an ingredient of two anticancer combination therapies: Essiac (also contains rhubarb, sorrel, slippery elm), and Hoxsey formula (also contains red clover, poke, prickly ash, bloodroot, barberry).
Natural Beauty: Burdock root is useful in treating skin diseases, boils, inflammation, eczema, psoriasis, and dermatitis.
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