Arctium lappa. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Greater burdock.

Constituents

Biennial plant. Height 3 meters. Flowers are purple. Leaves are large. Fruit has hairs. Seeds contain arctigenin, lignan and arctiin. Leaves contain arctiol. Root contains inulin, mucilage, sterols, sulphur compounds, sugar, resin, tannin, and fixed oil.

Therapeutics

This is medicine externally for wound, and alopecia.

It is diuretic, diaphoretic, and blood purifier (Alnus rubra, Stillingia, Echinacea).

It is medicine for cystitis with white phosphatic urine.

It is remedy for aphthae of mouth, acne, boil, eczema on scalp, and stye.

It is remedy for uric acid stone in kidney and bladder.

It is remedy for breast adenoma.

It is remedy for uterine prolapse, and sterility.

It is remedy for arthritis better from diarrhoea. 

Its root had been eaten as fried potato chips.

Dose

1 to 10 drops.

Dilution.