Days are getting colder and wild plants are getting smaller, but burdock (or Arctium lappa) can still be found in large quantities. Burdock root is the best way to cleanse the blood. In his work, the scientist Paul Pitchford writes that burdock juice is an excellent tool for removing fat from the blood and normalizing sugar in it, thereby contributing to its purification.
Before preparing burdock juice, you need to collect the roots and leaves
Before the earth freezes, the
roots of burdock can be found everywhere. Look for plants that have grown only 1 year, they are distinguished by wave-shaped green leaves of large size. They grow next to dead burdocks, which are already 2 years old (they are given fallen leaves of brown color, as well as thorns that stick to clothes). Burdock root juice should be made from those plants that are still green: you will need a long shovel, because the plant takes out its core roots deeply and is difficult to get.
In Japan, this plant is called "gobo" and is used as a regular vegetable. Therefore, it is very common among Asian groceries and in stores with healthy herbs. Burdock juice is a delicious refreshing drink. Purchased or uprooted plant roots can be used both cooked and unprocessed: you can add them to soups or fry with carrots and sesame seeds, you can grate with salad leaves.
Burdock juice and other areas
The roots of the plant are widely used in medicine. They can be finely chopped and
add to tea, which is simmered. To make tincture, dip the root in alcohol and insist for several weeks. Usually they drink 30 drops of tincture twice a day.
Burdock root is considered a powerful medicine in many cultures of the world. It draws excess moisture and is able to lower the temperature, and also perfectly removes toxins from the body. In North America, burdock juice and tinctures from it are used as blood purifiers, as well as in the following situations:
- When the body suffers from environmental toxins, such as cigarette smoke and dirty air.
- If there are parasites in the blood.
- If heavy metals are found in the blood: lead, uranium, arsenic and others.
- When the body is affected by chronic bacterial or viral infections (chronic fatigue, Lyme disease, etc.).
This plant is very much appreciated among herbalists around the world. Burdock juice and other drugs based on it help the liver cope with the processing and purification of blood entering it. Also, the plant helps to get rid of redness and spots, if any, are present on the skin.
To prepare a fresh, body-cleansing burdock juice, the following ingredients are needed:
- about 8 cm burdock root;
- 1.5-2 cm ginger root ;
- 3 small apples;
- 1 leaf of cabbage or chard (you can not add, but if you want to get juice with herbs, the leaf will not hurt);
- a quarter of a peeled lemon, if organic.
Now it remains to mix everything thoroughly in a blender, and you can drink a drink. Burdock leaf juice is prepared as follows:
- Dried leaves are passed through a meat grinder.
- Squeeze 2-3 times.
It must be stored on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator and not longer than six months.