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What is it?

The roots of Burdock, a herb that lives for two years in which time it grows to 2 metres tall with leaves up to half a meter across. The Swiss inventor, George de Mestral, out walking in the early 1940's, became curious about the thorny 'burrs' of Burdock that attached themselves to his dog's fur. On examining them under the microscope he realised that he could formulate a working copy. The result was 'Velcro'

How has it been used?

Burdock is known as one of the best cleansers in all of herbal medicine. It is especially identified with helping chronic skin conditions such as acne, eczema, boils, psoriasis and cysts.

There is a healthy respect in the old teachings about Burdock that this is a herb that can bring about a healing crisis (where things get worse before they get better) and that it is a powerful medicine that needs to be used with care and caution.

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Personal experiences

I have found that small doses of Burdock used over a long time frame (e.g. several months) work exceptionally well to help people with poor health and bad skin look better and feel better. Burdock needs to be taken with plenty of water and a clean diet so that its action through the liver and kidneys is not obstructed.

Burdock combines perfectly with Dandelion root to activate the liver and with Red Clover and Poke Root to cleanse the blood.

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Excerpt from Felter & Lloyd's Kings Dispensatory from 1898

Skin diseases are conditions in which Burdock has gained a reputation. It has been particularly praised in psoriasis, its use being long-continued to produce good results. Chronic erysipelas, milk crust, and various forms of eczema have been cured with it. Burdock is of marked value in catarrhal and aphthous ulcerations of the digestive tract. A favorable action is obtained from it in dyspepsia (indigestion) When a cachectic condition of the blood is manifest, and where an alterative is demanded it relieves broncho- pulmonic irritation and cough. Rheumatism, both muscular and articular, when previous inflammations have left no structural alteration, are benefited by Burdock..

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