When shopping for
burdock root, you will have to look at health food stores or Oriental
stores. Also known as gobo root in Japan, the root should be firm not
soft or wilted when it is purchased. Burdock root loves water. Once
you get the root home, wrap it in wet paper towel and place in plastic
bag and store in refrigerator. The burdock will last a couple months
if you make sure the paper towel remains wet during that time.
The healing benefits
are tremendous, here is a list:
- Remove toxins
from blood and purifies blood
- Moves stagnant lymphatic system, helps make lymphatic system strong
- Anti inflammatory properties and anti bacterial properties
- Treats enlarge spleen, spleen keeps body free from infections and
viruses
- Promotes hair growth and improve scalp condition
- Helps get rid of painful tonsillitis
- Treats arthritis, drink tea for 40 days, lowers inflammatory markers
in blood
- Contains antioxidants, phenolic acids, quercetin and luteoplin
- Defends against diabetes, contains inulin a insoluble fiber and
prebiotic that improves digestion and lowers high blood sugar
- Supports healthy gut flora
- Helps treat anorexia nervosa
- Improves liver function
Cancer fighting
properties: Arctigenin which is a lignan in certain plants that combat
caner cells. It selectively stops the proliferation of cancer cells
by inhibiting the cancer cells production in a particular protein (NPAT
protein), hence crippling cancers ability to reproduce. Also arctigenin
has been shown to kill certain cancer cells, such as lung, liver and
stomach cancer cells.
Here is my recipe
for Aduki Bean and Burdock Soup, from my Perceptions
in Healthy Cooking cookbook. This
is one of the first recipes I made up in my kitchen about 22 years ago.