Plant Comparison

Dill vs Greater Burdock

A side-by-side comparison of two medicinal plants — every documented constituent, action, use, safety note and cited source, assembled automatically from the Omnia Sana database.

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Plant ADillAnethum graveolensApiaceaeFull monograph →
Plant BGreater BurdockArctium lappaAsteraceaeFull monograph →

At a glance

Dill and Greater Burdock: they share 6 indicated uses (arthritis / joint pain, bloating, cancer (anticancer research), …); 4 pharmacological actions in common.

DillGreater Burdock
Constituents21
Pharmacological actions65
Indicated uses137
Safety notes22
Cited sources2324
Indicated uses
Only Dill
Cardiovascular / heart healthInfection (general)Metabolic supportSwelling / fluid retentionUrinary supportUrinary tract infection (UTI)Wounds
Shared (6)
Arthritis / joint painBloatingCancer (anticancer research)IndigestionInflammation (general)Skin irritation
Only Greater Burdock
Eczema
Pharmacological actions
Only Dill
AntimicrobialDiuretic
Shared (4)
Anti-inflammatoryAnticancer (preclinical)AntioxidantDigestive aid
Only Greater Burdock
Emollient / skin-soothing

Evidence face-off — shared uses

ConditionDillGreater BurdockVerdict
Arthritis / joint pain8/102/10Stronger for Dill
Bloating8/102/10Stronger for Dill
Cancer (anticancer research)2/102/10Comparable evidence
Indigestion8/102/10Stronger for Dill
Inflammation (general)8/102/10Stronger for Dill
Skin irritation8/102/10Stronger for Dill

Evidence scores (1–10) are computed from the tier of each cited source. “Comparable” means the two scores are within one point. Follow a score to its detailed sources.

Key Constituents

Essential oil (carvone, limonene)[1, 7]

Seed essential oil dominated by the monoterpene ketone carvone and limonene, giving dill its characteristic aroma and much of its carminative and antimicrobial activity.

Essential (volatile) oilTerpenes / terpenoids
Flavonoids and phenolic compounds[1]

Antioxidant flavonoids and phenolics identified in metabolomic analysis of leaf and seed extracts.

FlavonoidsPhenolic compounds
Inulin-type fructans and caffeoylquinic acids[1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11]

Burdock root is a rich source of prebiotic inulin-type fructans (fructooligosaccharides) along with chlorogenic and caffeic acids, the lignans arctiin and arctigenin, cynarine and quercetin, which underlie its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and gut-supporting activity.

Chlorogenic acidCaffeic acidArctigenin / arctiinQuercetinPolysaccharidesLignansInulin

Pharmacological Actions

Anti-inflammatory[5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Anticancer (preclinical)[17, 18]

Anethum graveolens (dill) extract and essential oil induce ROS-mediated apoptosis in melanoma and lung adenocarcinoma cells (preclinical).

Antimicrobial[7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Antioxidant[1, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Digestive aid[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Diuretic[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Anti-inflammatory[1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15]
Anticancer (preclinical)[9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]

Burdock (Arctium lappa) extracts and the lignan arctigenin inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in colon, breast, lung and gastric cancer cells, attenuate melanoma progression and reduce preneoplastic colon lesions in vivo (preclinical).

Antioxidant[1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Digestive aid[4, 11, 13, 14, 15]
Emollient / skin-soothing[1, 2, 13, 14, 15]

Traditional & Indicated Uses

Arthritis / joint pain[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 8
Label: Arthritis / joint pain
Bloating[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from digestive action

Evidence: 8
Label: Bloating
Cancer (anticancer research)[17, 18]Traditional · 2/10

Anethum graveolens (dill) extract induces ROS-mediated apoptosis in HT-144 melanoma cells, and its essential oil is selectively cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic against A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells (preclinical).

Evidence: 2
Label: Cancer (anticancer research)
Cardiovascular / heart health[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10
Evidence: 8
Label: Cardiovascular / heart health
Indigestion[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from digestive action

Evidence: 8
Label: Indigestion
Infection (general)[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 8
Label: Infection (general)
Inflammation (general)[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 8
Label: Inflammation (general)
Metabolic support[4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Strong · 9/10
Evidence: 9
Label: Metabolic support
Skin irritation[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 8
Label: Skin irritation
Swelling / fluid retention[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from diuretic action

Evidence: 8
Label: Swelling / fluid retention
Urinary support[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from diuretic action

Evidence: 8
Label: Urinary support
Urinary tract infection (UTI)[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from diuretic action

Evidence: 8
Label: Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Wounds[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 8
Label: Wounds
Arthritis / joint pain[1, 2, 11, 13, 14, 15]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 2
Label: Arthritis / joint pain
Bloating[4, 11, 13, 14, 15]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from digestive action

Evidence: 2
Label: Bloating
Cancer (anticancer research)[9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]Traditional · 2/10

Arctium lappa root reduces diet-induced preneoplastic colon lesions and suppresses melanoma progression; its lignan arctigenin induces apoptosis in colon (HT-29), breast (in vitro/in vivo), lung and gastric cancer cells and chemosensitizes them to doxorubicin (preclinical).

Evidence: 2
Label: Cancer (anticancer research)
Eczema[1, 2, 13, 14, 15]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from emollient action

Evidence: 2
Label: Eczema
Indigestion[4, 11, 13, 14, 15]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from digestive action

Evidence: 2
Label: Indigestion
Inflammation (general)[1, 2, 11, 13, 14, 15]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 2
Label: Inflammation (general)
Skin irritation[1, 2, 11, 13, 14, 15]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 2
Label: Skin irritation

Safety, Cautions & Contraindications

Safety note[12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Caution

Widely used as a food herb/spice; WHO monograph notes a “generally regarded as safe” status as a flavouring agent (World Health Organization, 2007). Allergic reactions (including oral itching, swelling, urticaria, vomiting/diarrhoea) are reported; avoid if you react to Apiaceae-family plants (World Health Organization, 2007; Egyptian Drug Authority, n.d.).

Safety note[12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19]Caution

Duke (2002) provides clinical evidence (score 2) for dill's antibacterial and antispasmodic activities, consistent with Commission E and PhEur approvals. Traditional uses include management of colic, dyspepsia, and flatulence. The plant is a well-documented lactagogue (promotes milk production) and has a mild hypotensive effect. Dose: 1–3 g seeds as tea three times daily. Dill is generally safe (++) with no known significant contraindications at culinary and medicinal doses (Duke, 2002).

Safety note[13, 14, 15]Caution

Generally safe as a food plant. Allergic reactions are possible in those sensitive to Asteraceae. Avoid in pregnancy due to uterine-stimulating effects reported in animal studies. The burs (seed heads) can cause mechanical irritation of skin and eyes on contact. Not recommended in biliary obstruction.

Safety note[13, 14, 15, 21]Serious

Duke (2002) rates burdock as +++ and notes antibacterial, antimutagenic, antitumor, choleretic, diuretic, and prebiotic (bifidogenic) activities at the experimental level (score 1). The root is rich in inulin (a prebiotic fructooligosaccharide), which promotes growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria. Dose: 1–2 g dried root in tea three times daily, or 2–4 ml of tincture. Duke notes burdock's general safety, though it belongs to the Asteraceae family and can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals. It should be distinguished from belladonna and similar plants, which resemble it in early growth (Duke, 2002).

External Ids

Gbif: 3034646
Wikidata: Q26686
Gbif: 7353729
Wikidata: Q26932

Botanical Description

Aromatic annual herb with a slender, hollow, ridged, blue-green stem. The leaves are finely divided into thread-like segments, feathery and soft, similar to fennel but more delicate. Small yellow flowers are borne in flat, wide compound umbels at the stem tips in summer, ripening into flattened, ridged, aromatic seeds (fruits).[1]

Height: 40-120 cm
Habit: Erect, aromatic annual herb
Leaves: Finely divided into thread-like, feathery segments
Flowers: Small yellow flowers in flat, wide compound umbels
Stem: Slender, hollow, ridged, blue-green, unspotted
Root: Slender taproot
Fruit: Small, flattened, ridged, aromatic seed (mericarp)
Flowering Period: June-August

Robust biennial herb forming a large rosette of huge, heart-shaped (rhubarb-like), long-stalked leaves, dark green above and whitish-woolly beneath, in its first year. In the second year it sends up a tall, branching, grooved flowering stem bearing purple thistle-like flower heads enclosed in a globe of stiff, hooked bracts that ripen into the familiar clinging burrs.[1, 2]

Height: 1-2 m (flowering stem, second year)
Habit: Robust biennial herb; large rosette in year one, tall branching stem in year two
Leaves: Huge, heart-shaped, long-stalked, dark green above and whitish-woolly beneath
Flowers: Purple thistle-like flower heads enclosed in a globe of stiff, hooked bracts
Stem: Tall, branching, grooved flowering stem (second year only)
Root: Long, thick, fleshy first-year taproot
Fruit: Bristly, hooked burr enclosing small achenes, clinging to fur and clothing
Flowering Period: July-September (second year)

Habitat

Believed native to the eastern Mediterranean, Western Asia and southern Russia; widely cultivated as a culinary and medicinal herb in gardens and fields across Europe, Asia and the Americas.[1]

A common weed of disturbed ground, waste places, roadsides, field margins and riverbanks on rich, moist soils; native to Europe and temperate Asia and naturalised in North America and elsewhere.[2]

Harvesting

Leaves are picked fresh through the growing season; the seeds are harvested in late summer once the umbels have browned and dried, then threshed and dried further before storage.

Parts: Leaf, Seed, Stem
Season: Leaf through summer; seed in late summer to early autumn

The root is dug at the end of the first growing season (autumn) or early in the second spring, before the flowering stem develops, when it is at its most tender and richest in inulin; leaves are picked through the first year, and the seed/fruit is collected from the dried burrs in the second autumn. Careful identification against deadly nightshade, whose root can resemble burdock, is essential before digging.[11]

Parts: Leaf, Root, Seed
Season: Root at the end of year one or start of year two; leaf through year one; seed in year-two autumn

Traditional Uses

Dill seed and leaf have a long culinary-medicinal history as a carminative digestive remedy for colic, dyspepsia and flatulence, and as a traditional lactagogue (galactagogue) to support breastfeeding; dill water ('gripe water') is a classic infant remedy for colic.[1]

Burdock root is a classic 'alterative' or blood-purifying herb of European and East Asian (gobo) traditional medicine, used for chronic skin conditions, as a mild diuretic supporting elimination, and as a digestive bitter; the root is also eaten as a root vegetable (gobo) in Japanese cuisine.[1, 2]

Preparations

Infusion (leaf)[1]

Fresh or dried leaf infused as a milder digestive tea, also used culinarily.

Essential oil[11]

Essential oil of the dried ripe fruit; average daily dose 0.1-0.3 g per the WHO monograph. Educational reference only, not a prescription.

Decoction (root)[2]

Dried or fresh root simmered in water as a traditional alterative and digestive decoction.

Tincture[12]

Tincture of the dried root, ethanol 45% V/V or 25% V/V, 8-12 ml three times daily per the EU herbal monograph. The monograph states the ethanol strength but no drug-extract ratio, so no 1:5 ratio is claimed here. Educational reference only, not a prescription.

Fresh root (culinary)[11]

Fresh root peeled and cooked as a root vegetable (gobo), continuing the traditional food-medicine use.

Dosage

Seed infusion[11]

The WHO monograph on Fructus Anethi gives an average daily dose of 3 g of the dried ripe fruit, or 0.1-0.3 g of the essential oil, or the equivalent in other preparations. Educational reference only, not a prescription.

Root decoction[12]

The EU herbal monograph on Arctium lappa L., radix gives, for adults and elderly, a single dose of 2-6 g of the comminuted root as an infusion, 3 times daily; a powdered herbal substance at 350 mg 3-5 times daily, a liquid extract at 2-8 mL 3 times daily and a soft extract at 0.2 g per dose (1-2 g daily) are also listed. Not recommended under 18 years, and a practitioner should be consulted if symptoms persist beyond 2 weeks. Educational reference only, not a prescription.

Tincture[12]

The EU herbal monograph gives 8-12 mL three times daily, for tinctures in either 45% V/V or 25% V/V ethanol, in adults and elderly. Educational reference only, not a prescription.

References

REF-1388, REF-1389, REF-1390, REF-1391, REF-1392, REF-1393, REF-1394, REF-1395, REF-1396, REF-1397
REF-0709, REF-0705, REF-2338, REF-0707, REF-2339, REF-0722, REF-2340, REF-2341, REF-2342, REF-2343, REF-0706

Lookalikes Review

Outcome: has-lookalikes
Reviewed By: Omnia Sana (owner-authorized)
Reviewed Date: 2026-07-07
Outcome: has-lookalikes
Reviewed By: Omnia Sana (owner-authorized)
Reviewed Date: 2026-07-07

Dangerous Lookalikes

Safety note[20, 21, 22, 23]Fatal
Dangerous Plant: conium-maculatum
Confused Part: Young feathery, finely divided thread-like leaves and the umbels of tiny white flowers, which closely resemble dill; and poison-hemlock volunteer seedlings appearing among planted dill.
Confusion Context: Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is the classic fatal mimic of feathery parsley-family herbs. Washington State University Extension states poison hemlock's tiny white flowers form an umbel similar to dill, parsnip or carrot, and its finely divided fern-like foliage looks much like dill weed; a poison-hemlock seedling volunteering among garden dill, or a forager mistaking wild hemlock for dill, is a realistic and potentially lethal hazard. Conium contains coniine and kills by ascending paralysis and respiratory failure - a few leaves or seeds can be fatal. Documented dill-specific poisonings are sparse (most fatal hemlock confusions involve carrot, parsnip or fennel), so the value of this record is the rock-solid tests below rather than a claim that this exact swap is common.
Distinguishing Features: SMELL (decisive): crushed dill smells fresh, sweet and unmistakably of dill. Poison hemlock smells rank, musty and mouse-like, with no dill scent., Stem: poison hemlock has a hairless, hollow stem conspicuously blotched and streaked with red-purple, especially near the base. Dill stems are plain blue-green and never carry purple blotches., Stature: poison hemlock is a tall (often 1.5-3 m) branching biennial; cultivated dill is a slender annual usually under 1 m. A large fern-leaved umbellifer with a purple-blotched stem is not dill.
Key Test: Crush a leaf and smell it, and look at the stem. A fresh sweet dill scent with a plain blue-green stem = dill. A musty/mousy smell and/or a hairless stem with red-purple blotches = poison hemlock - do not eat. If either warning sign is present, discard it.
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Safety note[22, 23, 24]Fatal
Dangerous Plant: atropa-belladonna
Confused Part: First-year taproots dug for use as food or 'burdock root tea'; the root of deadly nightshade closely resembles a burdock root and the two grow as weeds in the same rough ground.
Confusion Context: Greater burdock (Arctium lappa) is dug for its long first-year taproot, used as a vegetable and as 'burdock root tea.' Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) grows as a weed in the same disturbed ground and its root closely resembles a burdock root, so belladonna root can be gathered or processed in mistake for burdock. This has caused real poisonings: a JAMA case report (Bryson et al., 1978) describes atropine poisoning from a commercial burdock root tea, and belladonna-contaminated herbal teas have caused severe anticholinergic poisoning from as little as a few milligrams of atropine. Belladonna contains tropane alkaloids (atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine); poisoning causes dry flushed skin, widely dilated pupils, blurred vision, fever, a racing heart, agitation, hallucinations, seizures and can be fatal, especially in children.
Distinguishing Features: Whole plant: only dig burdock when you can match the whole living plant - burdock has huge rhubarb-like heart-shaped leaves that are whitish-woolly underneath and, in its second year, the familiar hooked burrs. Deadly nightshade is a branching plant with dull green oval pointed leaves, solitary purple-brown bell-shaped flowers and shiny black cherry-sized berries., Berries (decisive if present): burdock never bears berries - it makes bristly burrs. A plant near your 'burdock' bearing shiny black berries in green star-shaped calyces is deadly nightshade - do not dig roots from that ground., Best practice: because the roots alone are hard to tell apart, do not wild-harvest burdock root unless an expert has confirmed the living plant - buy it from a reputable supplier instead.
Key Test: Identify the whole living plant before digging any root. Confirm large rhubarb-like leaves that are woolly-white underneath (and hooked burrs in the second year) for burdock. If there are shiny black berries, purple-brown bell-shaped flowers or oval pointed leaves among the plants, deadly nightshade may be present - do not dig or brew root tea from there. When in doubt, buy burdock rather than foraging the root.
Reviewed By: Omnia Sana (owner-authorized)
Reviewed Date: 2026-07-07

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