BURDOCK ROOT (Arctium lappa) *Organic herb for horses - liver-cleansing, blood-purifying, lymph-supporting

With Burdock being a proprietary circulatory and purifying herb, we use it extensively in our supplement support for horses, including:

• GutBitters - all-season digestion, bitter balance, gut harmony
• JSTTonic - joint-nourishing, arthritic-easing, comfort-restoring
• SwItchTonic - itch-soothing, skin-calming, system-supporting
• and our Immunity range

💧Organic Burdock Root Tincture

Our human-grade, certified organic tinctures give you a ready-to-absorb potent source of phytonutrients at the highest-strength available, for immediate absorption straight into the bloodstream and to the body’s cells.

• Arctium lappa, Dried Root
• Decocted 1:3 35%
• Organic Cultivated

~ Feed Guide - 6ml/100kg bodyweight, daily in feed.

🌿Organic Burdock Root

Grown, harvested and dried without the use of agri-chemicals, non-irradiated and GMO free - see our Quality page for Quality Management & Certification Documents.

• Arctium lappa, Dried Root, Cut
• Organic Cultivated
• Origin Poland

~ Feed Guide - 5g/100kg bodyweight per day, i.e. 25g for a 500kg horse.

Functional Nutritional Value

Constituents: Polysaccharides (inulin), lignans (arctigenin, diarctigenin, and arctiin), terpenes (ursolic acid and arctiopicrin), flavonoids (quercetin, quercetin, and luteolin), sterols (sitosterol-beta-D-glucopyranoside and beta sitosterol), fatty acids (linolenic acid), acetylenic compounds, phenolic compounds (caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, tannin), thiophenes (lappaphene-A and arctinal), amino acids (aspartic acid and arginine), vitamins (B1, B2, C, and A), and minerals (potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sodium, zinc, copper, phosphorus).

Footnotes

• Laboratory tested for identification and compliance to the British and European Pharmacopoeia standards.
• Human grade.
• Please be aware that if you're purchasing our dried botanicals for human use, our dried range is cut to appropriate sizes for feeding to horses.
• ♻️ Eco Note: Our packaging is recyclable and refillable.
• 🧊 Storage Tip: Keep cool and dry.

Burdock Root is a gentle, nourishing herb traditionally used to support natural detox pathways, healthy digestion, and the gut–skin connection. It is generally very well tolerated by horses.

Advisories

• Burdock may encourage healthy urinary output, so ensure your horse has free access to water.
• Don't overfeed as higher amounts may occasionally cause mild digestive looseness.
• Not advised alongside synthetic diuretics, as combined effects may alter normal fluid balance.
• Introduce gradually as with all herbs, particularly when supporting sensitive digestion or skin issues.

Contraindications

• Pregnancy and lactation: Avoid unless advised by a qualified practitioner, as safety data remain limited.

The sticks-to-everything but with a secret superpower

If you’ve ever returned from a country walk covered in clingy burrs, you’ve already met burdock. Those prickly spheres that latch onto socks, manes and tails, jackets, long-haired collies (our Broo), are nature’s original Velcro. (Truly. The inventor of Velcro was inspired by burdock. Your dog’s grooming bill… less so.)

But behind the burrs lies a deeply respected herbal ally - Arctium lappa , a plant with a long history as one of the world’s great blood purifiers, and a surprisingly delicious kitchen vegetable to boot.

Beneath the burrs

The name lappa is thought to come from a word meaning “to seize” - appropriate, given how enthusiastically it clings. But herbalists aren’t interested in the burrs so much as the root, which has been used for centuries as a gentle internal cleanser.

Modern herbalism praises burdock root as an:

• Alterative- the classic herbal “blood cleanser,” helping the body shed metabolic waste
• Diuretic- encouraging healthy kidney and urinary function
• Antilithic- traditionally used to help deter the formation of kidney stones

And if you’ve ever seen burdock pop up in formulas for eczema, acne, psoriasis, or chronic skin irritation, here’s why: in traditional herbal energetics, persistent skin issues often point to sluggish elimination pathways - especially the kidneys. Burdock steps in as a gentle, steady nudge toward internal balance.

A food, not just a natural medicinal

In the Far East, burdock isn’t a weed - it’s supper. Known as gobo in Japan, the root has been eaten for over a thousand years. Crisp, earthy, slightly sweet, and wonderfully grounding, it’s delicious in soups, stir-fries, and braised dishes.

Japanese cooks often shred it with carrot and simmer it with soy, mirin, and sesame oil - an earthy, savoury favourite with a wholesome bite.

Nutritionally, burdock root is rich in inulin, a prebiotic fibre that:

• Feeds beneficial gut bacteria
• Supports digestion
• Helps tone the digestive tract
• Offers a mild bitter action that wakes up sluggish digestive fire

It’s a herb your gut microbiome would absolutely swipe right on.

A deep root in history

The Greeks called it arkeion, and Dioscorides wrote about it in De Materia Medica , recommending burdock with pine kernels for coughing up “corrupt matter” (a delightfully dramatic way of describing respiratory gunk). He also praised the root for soothing sore joints and used the leaves for stubborn ulcers.

Hildegard von Bingen, 12th-century herbal powerhouse, had opinions too - unimpressed by the root but fond of a warm wine decoction of the leaves for helping pass urinary stones.

And in folk traditions, burdock was once used to treat rabid dog bites. (Let’s hope no one is relying on that one today, but it does show how highly the plant was regarded.)

The quintessential spring clean herb

Burdock root has earned its reputation as one of nature’s finest long-term internal cleansers. It doesn’t sweep through like a dramatic detox - it works slowly, steadily, nourishing as it clears, supporting the body’s natural metabolic housekeeping - i’s the herbal equivalent of tidying the cupboards rather than throwing everything out and repainting the kitchen.

Perfect for gentle metabolic resets, spring cleans, and long-term support when the system needs a patient, grounding ally.