Burdock - Build your blood, bones and nervous system

Burdock root contains awesome nutrition. It is a great source of vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, and C as well as the minerals calcium, phosphorous, potassium, iron, manganese, chromium, selenium, silicon, and zinc. Is it any wonder it is known for its great blood, bone and nervous system building and purifying properties. It's roots even resembles the branches of the nervous system or bones when cleaned. The roots contain an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase which creates a tannin-iron complex on their surface causing them to look dark and muddy. In this video, they have been cleaned to show you more of their true colour. Their is greater burdock (arctium lappa) and lesser burdock (arctium minus) with the former growing up to half a meter taller and having a root system twice as long as the latter. Greater burdock can grow as tall as two meters with roots penetrating to one meter, and likes well drained, loose soil rich in organic matter but not too much nitrogen. It also likes full sun and should be planted in mid summer and harvested 3-4 months latter before seeding. Other wise the roots become fibrous - but are still good for juicing - if your juicer can handle it. I use an Angel Juicer - the bee's knees in juicers.

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[Trinacaria]

Does anyone know where one can buy Burdock from in Sydney

[InNaturesClassroom]

@Trinacaria You should be able to order seeds from Eden Seeds online or their Select Organic branch. You can also find seedlings sometimes in good nurseries that specialise in herbs etc.

[charlierenaud]

My husband thinks it is wild Rhubarb, but Burdock's grow the 'sticky buds' (Newfie term) which are the dried spikey seed pods that STICK to your clothes and to horses manes and tails. So, I cut them down to discourage their growth all around our farm.

[InNaturesClassroom]

@charlierenaud It has been known to be called Gypsy's Rhubarb before but it is still definitely burdock. :-)

[jillianbland]

"If you can't eat it, your body probably doesn't need it". I used to HATE vegamite or marmite. since I turned Vegan, I could eat it by the bucket full. So that bears our your statment, how about that.

[canadamonster]

damn weed here i can send you a few  hundred tons lol

[6713joe]

A jewel of information. Thanks. Highly recommend to people who need to build bone, and instead are depleting it with milk and calcium pills.

[PowerofClarity]

I live in high desert, how might this grow ? Short growing season, am considering hoop houses...might this grow in one? Thanks.

[thewaterfalloflove]

Interesting article on Yahoo today. Said a new study linked the amount of wrinkles on the face to the bone density of the individual.

To us raw foodies it's really no surprise. It's all the same problem - lack of proper diet and exercise. We need a wide array of nutrients to build strong bones and skin (additionally with the skin being an organ and wrinkled, what's going on with the other organs). Fingernails that split, wrinkles, skin blemishes, etc. all warning signs. More raw food!

[MrChrisTowerton]

Very well explained... nice also to see some Australian content now and then.... Thanks.... Chris