[Herbalist] Burdock Question

[lilinah@earthlink.net]

Greetings:

A friend of mine got this from a friend of hers:
>What can you tell me about the plant called burdock?  Apparently it was
>used for healing purposes--root, leaf and seeds.  It also had a
>flower--one source said it was purple.
>
>Do you have herbals? or friends in SCA who have herbals?  If so, I could
>contact them---maybe?

Please send messages directly to me, as well as to the list, as i
only read infrequently. I will pass responses on to the querent.

Thanks.

Anahita