Burdock Root

Burdock root (Arctium lappa) (dried root)

Guidelines:

• Horses: 15 to 20 grams daily
• Add to feed on a daily basis, if possible splitting the required amount between two feeds
• Allow up to one month for benefits to be seen

*Please note: we do not include feeding instructions on the packaging or include a scoop in the bag.  This is due to the consistency of straight herbs eg roots are denser than leaves or flowers, and they can be given to a variety of species.  

If you have any concerns about your animal's health please contact your vet immediately.  If you have any queries about using this product, or if your animal is pregnant, please contact us.

After taking his dog for a walk one day in the early 1940s, George de Mestral, a Swiss inventor, became curious about the seeds of the burdock plant that had attached themselves to his clothes and to the dog's fur. Under a microscope, he looked closely at the hook-and-loop system that the seeds use to hitchhike on passing animals aiding seed dispersal, and he realised that the same approach could be used to join other things together. The result was Velcro.