(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Burdock is any of a group of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium, family Asteraceae. Native to the Old World, several species have been widely introduced worldwide
A hardy plant that grows wild in the UK The long, dark burdock root is delicious in soups, stews and sea vegetable dishes or sautéed with carrots Its is highly valued in macrobiotic cooking for its strengthening qualities
Burdock is a root that grows more than 3 feet deep but is rarely more than 1/2 inch wide Like carrots it is a member of the parsley family, and the white flesh is mildly sweet Young shoots and large soft leaves are slightly bitter and nice in salads Japanese cuisine is fond of burdock, and always include it when in season in their mixed vegetable tempuras
any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
- An herb that is a skin and blood cleanser with antibacterial and anti-fungal properties
A hardy wild plant which grows widely throughout the United States Its cooked root is eaten as a vegetable for its strengthening qualities Dried and chopped, it can be prepared as a tea which has astringent and diuretic qualities
(Arctium lappa) most regarded for it's nutritive & blood cleansing abilities Rich in iron, copper, vitamins B1, B6, B12, C, E & zinc
Any plant of the genus Arctium, in the composite family, bearing globular flower heads with prickly bracts. Native to Europe and Asia, burdock species have been naturalized throughout North America. Regarded as weeds in the U.S., they are cultivated for their edible root in Asia. Their fruits are round burrs that stick to clothing and fur
A hardy wild plant that grows throughout the United States and abroad The long, dark root is valued in cooking for its strengthening qualities
A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals
A root that grows more than 3 feet deep but is rarely more than 1/2 inch wide Like carrots it is a member of the parsley family, and the white flesh is mildly sweet Young shoots and large soft leaves are slightly bitter and nice in salads Japanese cuisine is fond of burdock, and always include it when in season in their mixed vegetable tempuras
This slender root vegetable has brown skin and grayish white flesh Used in soups as well as with vegetables and meats Known by the Japanese as "Gobo "
burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use