Burdock Root

Description

Burdock Root comes from the Burdock plant (Arctium lappa), a biennial plant that is part of the daisy family. It’s native to Europe and Northern Asia but now grows widely around the world. You might recognize it by its sticky, round burrs that cling to animal fur and clothing—the very inspiration for the invention of Velcro.

The long, dark, slender taproot of the first-year plant is the part most commonly used for culinary and medicinal purposes. It has been a staple in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Ayurveda, and Western herbalism for centuries.