Burdock is a plant which root is sometimes used as food. Its root, leaf, and seed are used to make medicine. Burdock root extract is made from the root part of the Arctium lappa L., which is a plant of the Asteraceae(Compositae) family. The arctiin is a main active ingredients in burdock. Burdock root extract powder is a diuretic or soothe aching joints. Traditional Chinese healers used burdock seed in combination with other plants to make cures for colds, throat pain, measles, and tonsillitis. In modern times, fructus arctii extract also used in the treatment of certain cancers.

   1. Promote bowel movements, lower cholesterol, reduce toxins and waste accumulation in the body, prevent and treat functional constipation;

2. Burdock contains antibacterial ingredients, the main anti-staphylococcus aureus;

3. Burdock contains inulin, the water extract significantly reduced blood glucose in long time, increased the amount of carbohydrate tolerance;

4. Anti-tumor effect, burdock aglycone have anticancer activity;

5. Anti-nephritis activity, it has effective treatment of acute nephritis and chronic glomerulonephritis.