BURDOCK
Parts used: root.
Authorized health claims:
- Depurative function for the organism (skin wellness).
- Body fluid drainage.
- Joint functionality.
PROPERTIES:
- Depurative (blood and liver general purification);
- Alterative (blood purification);
- Draining (skin drainage);
- Sudorific (eliminates toxins through sweat);
- Renal function (fosters the function of the kidneys, helps them to filter the blood);
- Diuretic;
- Uricosuric (eliminates uric acid);
- Azoturic (eliminates urea and nitrogenous substances);
- Hepatoprotective (against many toxic agents);
- Choleretic;
- Digestive;
- Laxative;
- Antisyphilitic;
- Antidiabetic (seeds)
- Microbicide;
- Antibacterial: antibiotic (fresh root) against gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas);
- Antimutagenic;
- Antipoisonous;
- Topical;
- Antihemorroidal;
- Antioxidant;
- Anti-stress (eliminates excess nervous energy);
- Anti-tumoral;
- Aphrodisiac.
INDICATIONS:
- Cysts (breast, ovarian, etc.);
- Furunculosis, anthrax, staphylococci;
- Abscesses (throat, teeth);
- Moist and purulent dermatosis, acne, scaly dermatoses, eczema, sores, aphthous mouth ulcer, facial seborrheic dermatitis, ringworm, blisters, pocks, sties, anthrax;
- Adenitis;
- Atonic ulcers;
- Measles;
- Gout;
- Rheumatism;
- Syphilis;
- Venereal diseases;
- Diabetes (seeds);
- Pneumonia (seeds);
- Cold;
- Throat infections (seeds);
- Urinary lithiasis, uric acid stones;
- Water retention (fluid retention);
- Poisonous bites (adder);
- Insect bites;
- Fever;
- Infections;
- Inflammation;
- Sciatica;
- Lumbago;
- Rubella (should be administered every 5 minutes for 2 hours if the rash has fully spread, if kept warm and away from drafts, full recovery will take up to 3 days);
- Goitre;
- High GOT and GPT levels.
To facilitate the sheet reading, the main properties are highlighted in
bold. The indications on the traditional use of plants in the herbal sector, have
been derived from the following literature sources, which should be consulted
for in-depth information on plants and other interesting uses and suggestions:
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