- INCI Name:Arctium Lappa Root Extract
- Ingredient Name:Burbdock Extract
- Functions:Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Acne Agent, Anti-Microbial Agent
- Ingredient Origin:Natural Origin, Plant Origin
- Labeling Claims:Naturally Derived, Credo Clean Standard, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty, Natural, Clean at Sephora
Bio-Botanica, Inc. Burdock Root In Glycerin is an offering within the Asteraceae plant family, known as Arctium lappa. Key chemical constituents include caffeoylquinic acid derivatives, cynarin, quercitrin, arctiin, quercetin, and luteolin. Similar to the previous description, this product serves multiple functional categories in food, beverages, and dietary supplements, providing support for digestive, respiratory, immune, and detox purposes. The source of this extract is the long black or brown root of the burdock plant, which is native to Europe and Asia but now cultivated worldwide. It is known by various names like 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.