The Effect of the Ingestion of Burdock Root on Normal and Diabetic Individuals A Preliminary Report
Authors: A. A. Silver, John C. Krantz
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 September 1931The Effect of the Ingestion of Burdock Root on Normal and Diabetic Individuals A Preliminary ReportA. A. SILVER, M.D., JOHN C. KRANTZ JR., Ph.D.A. A. SILVER, M.D., JOHN C. KRANTZ JR., Ph.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-3-274 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptArctium lappaor burdock is a coarse biennial weed which grows in Europe, Asia and North America. Early in the nineteenth century, it was observed that the administration of burdock root was beneficial in cases of skin eruptions, gout, rheumatism and calculous complaints.1For many centuries it has been utilized in the kitchen of many households and restaurants of the Japanese.2There the root is stripped of its bark and the pulp is sliced, boiled, seasoned, and served as a vegetable much as the occidentals serve parsnips and sweet potatoes. Coincidentally it is interesting to observe that the Japanese have...References1 SOWERLY : Useful plants of Great Britain. Google Scholar2 NITOBE I: Am. Jr. of Pharm., 1897, lxxii, 416. Google Scholar3 ALLEN FM: Nelson's Loose Leaf System of Med., Vol. 3, page 57. Google Scholar4 CULBRETH DM: Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology, p. 615. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar5 BOUCHARDAT A: De le glucosurie ou diabetic sucre, 1875, p. 154, Paris. Google Scholar6 JOHANSON JE: Skand. Arch. Physiol., 1904, xvi, 264. Google Scholar7 STRAUS H: Berl. klin. Wchnschr., 1912, 1213. Google Scholar8 TANAKA H: Biochem. Ztschr., 1911, xxxvii, 249. Google Scholar9 OKEY R: Jr. Biol. Chem., 1919, xxxiv, 149. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10 KRANTZCARR JCCJ: Jr. Phys. Chem., 1931, xxxv, 756. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11 TANRET C: Jr. Pharm. Chem., 1893, xxvii, 449 and Compt. Rend., 1893, cxvi, 1143. Google Scholar12 GOTTSCHALK A: Ergebn. der inn. Med. und Kinderheilk., 1929, xxxvi, 82. Google Scholar13 SOLARINO G: Arch. di sc. biol., 1929, xiii, 31-38. Google Scholar14 CIACCIORACCHUISA : Bollet della Soc. Ital. di Sperim., 1927, ii, N. 4. Google Scholar15 ROOTBAKER : Arch. Int. Med., 1925, xxxvi, 126. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16 CARPENTERROOT : Arch. Int. Med., 1928, xlii, 64. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17 KRANTZCARR JCCJ: Jr. Pharm. and Exper. Therap., 1931, xli, 83. Google Scholar18 KRANTZCARR JCCJ: Jr. Pharm. and Exper. Therap., in press. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Md.*Received for publication, April 23, 1931. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF METABOLITES OF SPECIES OF THE GENUS ARCTIUM L.A review of the pharmacological effects of Arctium lappa (burdock)Biological Evaluation of Aqueous Herbal Extracts and Stirred Yoghurt Filtrate Mixture Against Alloxan-Induced Oxidative Stress and Diabetes in RatsAn evidence-based systematic review of herb and supplement interactions by the Natural Standard Research CollaborationThe chemistry and biological activity of herbs used in Flor-Essence? herbal tonic and EssiacNatural Products and Diabetes Treatment 1 September 1931Volume 5, Issue 3Page: 274-284KeywordsGoutIngestion Issue Published: 1 September 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...