I'm sure everyone would recognize the burdock plant, with its prickly brown burrs that grab you when you walk past. The plant is a biennial, and can grow up to 8 feet tall. Tea made from burdock root is quite popular for it's medicinal properties, which are mainly blood purification, liver cleansing, and as a diuretic. The root can be cooked and eaten like a vegetable.
Latin: Arctium lappa
Common names: Burrseed, Begger's Buttons, Cockleburr, Hardock, Fox's Clote, Clot Burr, Happy Major
Using in rituals
You can use either the burdock root or the leaves when using this herb in magick. Burning the leaves can cleanse a room of negative energy. Use small, dried pieces of the root in charm bags for protection.
Though burdock is associated with Venus, it's not often used in love magick.
