great burdock

Latin scientific name

Arctium lappa

Another name

Barley, fruit, burdock

Main efficacy

Burdock has the functions of treating diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and anticancer. It can reduce blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipid, treat insomnia and improve human immunity.

antibiotic action

The whole plant of Arctium lappa contains antibacterial components, among which the leaves contain the most antibacterial components, mainly against Staphylococcus aureus.

Hypoglycemic effect

The aqueous extract of Fructus Arctii can significantly and persistently reduce blood sugar and increase carbohydrate tolerance in rats.

Anti-aging and scavenging oxygen free radicals

In the process of normal activity and metabolism, human life will produce a substance that is harmful to health and promotes cell aging-oxygen free radicals. They can promote the formation and accumulation of senile plaque, a pigment that produces fatty brown spots. The appearance of senile plaque on the body surface indicates that the cells in the body have entered the aging stage. Peroxidase is contained in the root of cattle, which can enhance the vitality of cellular immune mechanism, scavenge oxygen free radicals in the body, prevent the formation and accumulation of lipofuscin in the body, resist aging and prevent aging, and provide an internal protection environment for the body to resist and scavenge oxygen free radicals.

Anticancer effect

Arctiin can inhibit the activity of phosphofructosylase in cancer cells, arctigenin also has anti-cancer activity, and arctigenin also has anti-senile dementia effect. The results of modern scientific research show that burdock contains flavonoid glycosides compounds, which have certain resistance to malignant tumors, and its crude extract is selective toxic, and a low amount can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells and make tumor cells approach normal cells. [9]

Removal of heavy metal from wastewater

The adsorption capacity of burdock to metal ions is Pb> Cd> Hg> Ca> Zn。

Other functions

Arctiin and arctigenol have anti-nephritis activity, which can effectively treat acute progressive nephritis and chronic glomerulonephritis and be used as therapeutic agents for nephropathy. Lignans, the main component of Arctium lappa L., can inhibit the binding of platelet activating factor to platelets and can be used as platelet activating factor antagonists.