Greater burdock - root - 1000g (1kg)
Product characteristics
Contents: dried root
Country of origin: EU
Classification: Arctium lappa
Weight: 1000g (1kg)
Preparation proposal: Place one teaspoon of the root into 250ml of water, boil shortly, let stand for 10 minutes
Description
GREATER BURDOCK - dried root - 1000g (1kg)
Plant description A species of a plant from the Asteraceae family. Occurs in Europe, Siberia, the Himalayas, China, Japan, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and as a species also dragged in North and South America. A two-year-old plant, growing on good soils, by roads, in riverside bushes. |
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Properties - mainly roots are used as the herbal raw material, which contain sugar inulin, proteins, fats, polyacetylene compounds, phytosterols, small amounts of essential oils, glycosides, saponins, a lot of sulfur, phosphorus, vitamin C - has a strong antibacterial, fungicidal and anti-inflammatory effect - it has a diuretic and diaphoretic effect - reduces the secretion of gastric juice while increasing the secretion of mucus in the gastrointestinal tract - it is used internally in the treatment of gastrointestinal catarrh - helpful in the treatment of inflammation of the urinary tract and gallbladder - used for liver failure and metabolic disorders - externally used for the treatment of boils, acne, pruritus, dandruff - prophylactically against hair loss and dandruff |