- INCI Name:Arctium Lappa Root Extract
- Ingredient Name:Burbdock Extract
- Functions:Anti-Acne Agent, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Microbial Agent
- Ingredient Origin:Plant Origin, Natural Origin
- Labeling Claims:Clean at Sephora, Credo Clean Standard, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty, Natural, Naturally Derived
Bio-Botanica, Inc. Burdock Root In Butylene Glycol is a product within the Asteraceae plant family, identified by the Latin name Arctium lappa. Key chemical constituents include caffeoylquinic acid derivatives, cynarin, quercitrin, arctiin, quercetin, and luteolin. This product serves multiple functional categories within food, beverages, and dietary supplements, encompassing digestive, respiratory, immune, and detox support. Burdock root extract is derived from the long black or brown root of the burdock plant, originally native to Europe and Asia but now cultivated worldwide. It goes by various names such as burdock, great burdock, burrs, beggar’s buttons, hardock, gobo, happy major, snake rhubarb, lappa, filzklette (German), bandana (Spanish), and lappolone (Italian). The average size of cultivated Arctium lappa roots is about 1/2 pound, but they can grow as heavy as 2 pounds.