How to Process Burdock Root and How to Make Burdock Decoction/Tea

Here's my Facebook page   / okanagangardenerandforager   Here is my Instagram page   / okanagan_gardenerandforager   In this video I process some burdock root I recently foraged for. I'm processing the burdock root to preserve and store it for use later in the season and throughout the year. I also demonstrate how to make a decoction or tea, from burdock root. Burdock spp. Common Burdock, Lesser Burdock - Arctium minus Great Burdock, Greater Burdock - Arctium lappa Woolly Burdock - Arctium tomentosum In North America there are three kinds of burdock species. Common burdock, great burdock, and woolly burdock. They are all described as alternatives for their balancing effect on the body. They are edible and medicinal and have been used to purify the blood to improve liver, kidney, and the lymphatic system to which can help improve skin conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis and more. They have also been used to treat things like rheumatism or pain in the muscles, joints, and connective tissue. Some potential burdock root benefits include relieving joint pain, helping to clean the blood and liver, and helping to relieve eczema. This video shows common burdock which can be found almost everywhere across Canada and the United States. Please consume wild plants at your own risk! Consult multiple reliable sources before consuming any wild plants! This video is for information and entertainment only! References Kloos, Scott. Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants. Timber Press, Inc. 2017 MacKinnon, A. Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada. Lone Pine Media Productions (BC) Ltd. 2014. Parish, R.; Coupe, R.; and Lloyd, D. Plants of the Inland Northwest and Southern Interior British Columbia. BC Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing. 2018 Warnock, C. 437 Edible Wild Plants of the Rocky Mountain West. Familius LLC. 2018. Wiles, Briana. Mountain States Medicinal Plants. Timber Press Inc. 2018.