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[awkwardbotany]

Burr Tongue, or The Weed That Choked the Dog

Burr Tongue, or The Weed That Choked the Dog

It is said that the inspiration for Velcro came when Swiss inventor, George de Mestral, was removing the burrs of burdock from his dog’s coat, an experience we had with Kōura just days after adopting her. I knew that common burdock was found on our property, and I had made a point to remove all the plants that I could easily get to. However, during Kōura’s thorough exploration of our yard, she…

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[deathtek]

7/31/21

#plant #common burdock #Arctium minus #Asterids #Asterales #Asteraceae

[siglerprescriptiondrugcards]

Burdock

Scientific Names: Arctium lappa, A. minus, A. tomentosum Other Common Names: Beggar’s buttons, philanthropium cocklebur, fox’s clote, wild gobo, great or thorny burr, harebur, hardock Overall Safety: 😐

Therapeutic Efficacy and Considerations:

🙁 Efficacy and safety of burdock has never been clinically evaluated for any indication. Use is not recommended for any indication due to lack of efficacy information and multiple safety concerns such as cross-allergenicity with common plants including those in the Asteraceae/Compositae family, anaphylaxis, and sensitization.

Chemistry/Pharmacology: Burdock root contains up to 50% inulin, multiple non-hydroxy acids (e.g., stearic, lauric, palmitic) and polyacetylenes which are believed responsible for Gram-negative antimicrobial activity. In vitro studies have shown Gram-negative and Gram-positive activity. Animal studies have demonstrated hypoglycemic and uterine antimutagenic and antitumor activities. Burdock may also hepatoprotective effects against ethanol, acetaminophen, and carbon tetrachloride.

Drug Interactions: Theoretically, use with oral hypoglycemics and insulin may increase hypoglycemic effects, and use with anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs might increase the risk of bleeding due to decreased platelet aggregation.

Contraindications/Precautions: Contraindicated in pregnancy due to uterine stimulant activity; lactation due to unknown effects; allergy to ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds, or daisies; and in diabetes. Note: Due to similar appearances, burdock can be adulterated with belladonna or deadly nightshade, causing atropine poisoning. This has occurred with commercial burdock preparations.

Adverse Effects: Anaphylaxis or other allergic reactions. Sensitization may occur with topical use.

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[thebashfulbotanist]

This Wednesday’s Weed is common burdock, Arctium minus! This plant is invasive where I live in Washington State, but although a crop weed, it’s edible and helpful to native wildlife where it belongs in Europe and Asia. Honey bees are very fond of this plant, and rely on it for nectar! 

Burdock has a large edible taproot that can be eaten raw or soaked in water, or pickled. The young flower stalks (and even young leaves) can also be eaten after peeling, and are good both raw and boiled. It does have a bit of a strong flavor, and boiling can help reduce that. 

As its name would suggest, burdock forms large burrs in the fall, which attach to animals and birds to aid seed dispersal. Sometimes, this can even entrap and harm smaller animals, unfortunately, and the burrs can hurt even a larger animal that’s unable to remove them from their fur. There are a few good things about the burrs, though. For one, they inspired George de Mestral of Switzerland to create Velcro after seeing them get stuck on his dog! Plus, without burrs, we wouldn’t have the Burryman festival in Edinburgh, where a man gets entirely covered in burrs and paraded seven miles through South Queensferry while getting absolutely smashed on whiskey he’s offered along the way. 

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[paeonia-horse]

Burdock (Arctium minus)

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[awkwardbotany]

Eating Weeds: Burdock

If we agree that weeds can be famous while simultaneously being infamous, a list of famous weeds must include burdock. Its fame largely comes from being an inspiration for the hook-and-loop fastener, Velcro. The idea for this revolutionary product came when Swiss inventor, George de Mestral, was removing burs – the dried inflorescences of burdock – from his dog in the early 1940’s. Most of us…

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[randyrphotos]

Nature | Burdock

LG G4 Rated as the Best Camera Phone for Pictures @ Searchy.One Search Description From Photographer if Any: Several species of burdock are found in the US, but I think this is Common or Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus). By pete28 Source: 500px.com

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Burdock by pete28

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Burdock by pete28

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