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Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus) as a tool for helping with Skin irritation
inferred from anti-inflammatory action
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1 source supporting Lesser Burdock for Skin irritation. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's anti-inflammatory action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
Arctium minus crude extract presented anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects in a mouse acute gout attack model, supporting the traditional use of lesser burdock against rheumatic pain and inflammation.
Aqueous and ethanol extracts of Arctium minus leaves, used in Turkish folk medicine for rheumatic pain and fever, showed anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive and antioxidant activities.