What is Burdock Tincture?

Burdock Tincture is a liquid alcohol-based extract of burdock root, Arctium lappa, in a 1 fl oz dropper bottle. It is prepared at a 1:10 ratio in a 47.5% alcohol base, giving a concentrated, shelf-stable liquid.

About the plant

Arctium lappa, Greater Burdock, is a tall biennial in the daisy family (Asteraceae), native to Eurasia and now naturalized worldwide. It produces a substantial taproot in its first year, and the root is the part used to make this extract. In its second year the plant forms the round burrs whose hooked spines inspired Swiss engineer George de Mestral to invent Velcro in 1948. The same root is a traditional vegetable in Japanese cooking, where it is known as gobo. Its characteristic constituents include arctigenin and inulin.

Related products

• Burdock Root — the dried cut-and-sifted root.
• Burdock Leaf — the leaf, with its own traditional uses.

Form & extraction

This tincture is a concentrated liquid packaged in a 1 fl oz dropper bottle, made at a 1:10 herb-to-liquid ratio in a 47.5% alcohol base. The dropper makes the liquid easy to add to water or another beverage. We make no health or therapeutic claims.

Storage

Store the bottle tightly closed, away from heat and direct light. Alcohol tinctures are shelf-stable and keep well for years when stored this way.

Burdock Tincture at a glance

Botanical name

Arctium lappa

Family

Asteraceae

Native region

Europe and northern Asia, now naturalized worldwide

Plant part

root

Format

Liquid alcohol tincture, 1:10 in 47.5% alcohol

Size

1 fl oz dropper bottle