TerraVita Burdock Root Powder (1 oz, ZIN: 510985) - 3 Pack

Burdock - Arctium minus - [Sticky Buttons, Beggar's Buttons, Greater Burdock ( Arctium lappa )] - Medicinal Usage - The dried roots of burdock were powdered and taken as a blood purifier, to help avoid coughs and colds and to help stimulate perspiration in fevers. During the Middle Ages burdock was used to help support skin irritations, psoriasis, boils and other skin complaints. Fresh leaves were applied externally as a poultice to bruises, irritations and swellings. Culpeper said that "the seed being drunk in wine forty days together, doth wonderfully help sciatica." - Culinary Usage - The young and tender stems of burdock were eaten in salads, boiled as a vegetable, or candied like angelica. The roots, also cooked and eaten, were an ingredient in "dandelion and burdock" cordials and beers. - Miscellaneous - The hooked burrs, or fruit ing heads, catch on to clothes or animal fur, thereby dispersing the seeds. The herb was li - Burdock root may reduce the requirements for insulin!; 100% pure powder with no fillers or additives! - Stir 1/4 of a teaspoon into a glass of water and consume 3 times daily, with meals. - The TerraVita Premium Collection uses only the finest, purest and most potent plant extracts from around the world. - The TerraVita Premium Collection is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. Our highest possible standards are certified by independent laboratories and backed by our personal guarantee. - The TerraVita Premium Collection is packed in tamper-proof, food-grade, recyclable containers. - ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. - Burdock usage can interfere with iron absorption.