(Arctium lappa)
by Susun Weed
In the darkness, there is waiting. Underneath, the roots hold firm. Dare you reach down? To dig deep, deeper, yet deeper, until you grow weary, fingernails broken, anointed by your own sweat? If you do, if you persevere, you will reach her. Your fingertips will caress her cool rough black skin. Honor her power, ask for her help. You will hear her answer, feel her as she gives away to you, as she allows you to take her out of the earth. With your hands and cool water, softly coax the dirt away; sharpen your knife. Cut thin slices, stopping where the root grows dense and begins to yearn upward as leaf. Fill a glass jar: once with slices, then with room temperature apple cider vinegar. Watch it through six weeks of Change, and ... eat and drink your potion if you wish to build strength in your liver, your life, your kidneys, your stamina, your intestines, your immune system, and your skin.
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Ah, Burdock is one of my signature herbs. I find that she is great for my lymph nodes. She gets things moving and draining through my lymphatic system. Bye bye heavy energy!
Does it seem silly to plant it in six packs? It does to me but I think it just tickles Gaia. I'm doing it!!!
Posted by: Wendy | March 20, 2009 at 05:23 AM
While I love the beautiful photo of Burdocks seed head babies, I think this is not the one to dig. Am I right? We want to dig her before she goes to seed in her second year when her root is fullest of nourishment for our bodies.
Posted by: Donna | March 26, 2009 at 07:11 AM
Wendy, how much do you take of Burdock in that case - eat it, tincture?
Donna, yes you are right! However, if we are looking for the plant to dig and eat, the seedheads will direct is to where to look down to find the new leaves.
Burdock is a biennial, once we see the seedheads the root is long gone. The root is best medicinally, and most tasty in fall of its first year.
Karen Joy
Posted by: KarenJoy | April 02, 2009 at 12:09 PM