- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Compositae
- English Names
- Great Burdock
- Great Clot Bur
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- North America
- North Africa
- China
- Northern Asia
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Bardanae = Herba Lappae majoris
- Radix Bardanae = Radix Lappae
- Semen Bardanae = Semen Lappae
- Oleum Bardanae = Oleum Lappae
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- Constituent(s)
- inulin
- lappin
- lappatin (bitter principle)
- mucilage
- sugar
- tannin
- gum
- volatile oil
- acids
- resin
- minerals; fruit: the alkaloid arctiin
- Action
- root: diuretic
- sudorific
- alterative
- depurative
- stomachic; seed: diuretic
- laxative
- alterative
- appetising; oil: promoting the growth of the hair; herb: sudorific
- diuretic
- depurative
- alterative
- carminative
- appetising
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