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FAD); Corn (f; JLH); Cystosis (f; CAN); Dermatosis (1; APA; CAN; WAM); Diabetes (1;
CAN; CRC); Dropsy (f; CRC); Dyspepsia (f; APA); Eczema (f; APA; CAN; WAM); Enterosis
(f; APA); Eruption (f; CRC); Fever (f; APA; CRC; FNF; PHR; WAM); Flu (f; APA; FAD);
Fungus (1; APA; PED); Furuncle (1; CAN); Gas (f; CRC); Gastrosis (f; APA); Gonorrhea (f;
CRC); Gout (f; APA; CAN; FAD); Gravel (f; DEM); Hepatosis (f; FAD); High Cholesterol
(1; FNF); HIV (f; APA); Hives (f; FAD); Hyperglycemia (1; APA; CAN; PNC; SKY); Hysteria
(f; CRC); Ichthyosis (f; PHR); Immunodepression (1; FNF); Impotence (f; CRC); Induration
(f; JLH); Infection (1; APA; CRC; PED; PNC); Inflammation (f; JLH); Itch (f; CRC); Kidney
Stone (1; APA; X7860196); Leukemia (1; FNF); Leukorrhea (f; CRC); Lumbago (1; CRC);
Lymphoma (1; FNF; JAD); Measles (f; CRC; FAD); Mycosis (1; APA; PED); Nephrosis (f;
CRC; FAD); Pain (f; APA); Parturition (f; APA); Pharyngosis (f; APA); Phosphaturia (f; CRC);
Psoriasis (1; APA; CAN; WAM); Rheumatism (1; APA; CAN; CRC; PNC); Ringworm (f;
CRC); Scarlet Fever (f; FAD); Sciatica (1; APA; CRC); Scirrhus (f; JLH); Scrofula (f; CRC;
FAD); Shigella (1; FNF); Smallpox (f; CRC; FAD); Snakebite (f; CRC); Sore (f; APA; CRC;
FAD); Staphylococcus (1; FNF); Sterility (f; CRC); Swelling (f; CRC); Syphilis (f; APA;
CRC); Tumor (1; APA; CAN; CRC; JLH; SKY); Ulcer (f; APA; JLH); Urethrosis (Unapproved
KOM); UTI (f; APA); VD (f; CRC); Vertigo (f; CRC; FAD); Wart (f; APA; JLH); Water
Retention (1; APA; CAN; WAM); Wound (f; APA).Dosages (Burdock) — 0.25–0.5 cup fresh root (PED); 1.25 tsp chopped or powdered root/cup
water (1 tsp = ~2 g) (APA; BIS); 2–6 g dry root as tea, 3 ×/day (CAN); 6–12 g dry root (PED); 9
g dry root:45 ml alcohol/45 ml water (PED); 2–8 ml liquid root extract (1:1 in 25% ethanol) 3
×/day (CAN); 8–12 ml root tincture (1:10 in 45% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 0.5–1 tsp tincture up
to 3 ×/day (APA); 3 (475 mg) capsules 3 ×/day (APA; NH); 3 (470 mg) capsules 3 ×/day (NH);
0.5–2 ml liquid seed extract (PNC).Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Burdock) — Class 1 (AHP). CAN notes that
it may conflict with other hypoglycemic medications. Physicians in Burgos, Spain, in 1995, reported
three cases of contact dermatosis caused by burdock root poultices. Herbs for Health (Novem-
ber/December) page 68, reviewing Rodriguez, P. et al., 1995. Allergic contact dermatitis due to
burdock. Contact Dermatitis 33(2):134–5. (However, a letter from Alvaro Palacios in Spain tells
me this is based on contamination with belladonna). Should be avoided during pregnancy due to
a slight estrogenic effect (WAM). CAN also cautions that because it is a uterine stimulant, in vivo,
its use in pregnancy and lactation is to be avoided (CAN).Extracts (Burdock) — High inulin and mucilage may explain GI soothing effect (SKY). The bitter
compound artipicrin kills Gram-positive bacteria (CAN). Bitter constituents explain digestive prop-
erties (SKY); polyacetylenes are antimicrobial (SKY). Lignans have antileukemic, antilymphomic,
antimutagenic, and antitumor activities. (FNF). The burdock fiber (root can be 50% inulin) at 5%
in the diet of rats protects against the toxicity of artificial food coloring. Plant juice reduces
chromosome aberrations (CAN). Inulin seems to have antidiabetic, gastrostimulant, hypocholes-
terolemic, hypoglycemic, immunostimulant, and lipolytic activities. Flowers and leaves antibacterial
against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Shigella flexneri, Shigella
sonnei, and Staphylococcus aureus.BURNING BUSH, DITTANY, GASPLANT (Dictamnus albus L.) ++Synonym — D. caucasicus (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Grossh., D. fraxinellus Pers., D. fraxinellus var.
caucasicus Fisch. & C. A. Mey.