Burdock Root

[hawgrider]

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Burdock root is a medicinal herb and food that has powerful anti-tumor, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties. Burdock root is one of the top recommended herbal remedies for cancer due to the belief that it can stop cancer cells from metastasizing and it is one of the star ingredients of the famous natural cancer remedy known as Essiac tea.

It is also highly beneficial for colds, flu, sore throats, bronchial congestion, ulcers, gallstones, anemia, kidney stones, chicken pox, gout, measles, strep throat, urinary tract infections, bladder infections, hepatitis,
http://aroundthecabin.com/burdock-root/

[RubberDuck]

Look for its distinctive spiny, burr-like heads. Burdock is a biennial plant — the best time to harvest the root is during the fall of the first year, when the plant has large leaves that are green on top and grayish underneath, or during the spring of the second year.

http://www.motherearthliving.com/health-and-wellness/burdock-does-it-all

FIXED.

[hawgrider]

Linky is wrong.. travel sumpthin.

[Arklatex]

I used to think we had it growing all over. Further research and I found out what I thought was burdock is actually Thistle. Somewhat easy to mix up I guess. Thistle is a good plant too.

Burdock:

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Thistle:

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The leaves are different.

[hawgrider]

Yeah the flower is close!

[Baglady]

I used to think we had it growing all over. Further research and I found out what I thought was burdock is actually Thistle. Somewhat easy to mix up I guess. Thistle is a good plant too.

Burdock:

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Thistle:

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160924/6d50c0a89a82777c71feca809b9a1d55.jpg

The leaves are different.

Wow! Amazingly close to the same thing. I don't think we have it here, just the thistle.
and the Thistle has stickers on the stem.

[Baglady]

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http://aroundthecabin.com/burdock-root/

Thanks. Good to know.