Burdock Root

The burdock plant is a biennial thistle with green, hairy leaves and reddish purple flower clusters.

Traditionally used as a blood purifier and general system tonic, burdock root is often recommended by herbalists for the natural support it provides for healthy liver function.
Native Americans also used burdock tea to treat rheumatism, to purify the blood, for female weakness, kidney gravel, scurvy and venereal diseases.

Burdock is one of the herb world's best blood purifiers. It helps arthritis, rheumatism and sciatica inflammations, reducing swelling around joints and ridding the body of calcification deposits.

Herbal formulas for weight loss include burdock to help cleanse the body of toxins. It can cleanse the body of bile, detoxify the kidneys and the gall bladder.
Seeds and roots are similar to nettles. It has mild and cleansing diuretic action but has stronger effects. Heavy metals inside your body can be removed by using burdock.

These amazing cleansing herb is rich in vitamins, B-complex and E. It also contains, in high amount, chromium, cobalt, iron, magnesium, sodium and potassium.

Inulin is the main ingredient in burdock and it helps strenghten the organs and to regulate blood sugar metabolism.

It is also used to treat burns, eczema, acne.
It can be taken internally in tea and tincture combinations or crushed into powder for capsules.

I am an Acne Scar sufferer and burdock has really helped my skin condition!

Steep a teaspoon of burdock in one cup of boiling water. Drink 1 to 3 cups a day for 1 to 2 weeks before your period if acne is related to your menstrual cycle. Continue for 3 months to 1 year, until the symptoms subside. It may take 3 months to 1 year to make a permanent improvement but it really works!

I suggest you Alvita Burdock, Caffeine Free

For more that 75 years, long before it became fashionable, Alvita was championing the profound health-giving properties of herbal teas.

Simply place one tea bag into a cup and add no more than 6 oz. of boiling water. Let steep for 3 minutes and remove the bag. Press the bag before removing to enhance the flavor. Add honey to sweeten.

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