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Arctium lappa

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Arctium lappa,
n See burdock.
Arctium lappa
a temperate zone plant with burrs which causes granular stomatitis in the dog. Called also burdock.
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Traditionally Galium aparine and Arctium lappa would have been used to 'purify the blood', Silybum marianum to support and strengthen the liver, Thymus vulgaris as an antiseptic skin wash, Capsicum frutescens as an infusion, wash or topical application.
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Source The crude drug is extracted from the dried root of the great burdock, Arctium lappa, or common burdock, Arctium minus.
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