Arctium minus

Common Names: beggar's button, burdock, common burdock, lesser burdock, lesser burrdock, small burdock, smaller burdock, wild burdock, wild rhubarb

Ethnobotanical Studies

Boreal Forest, Canada

Uses: Cough, cold and sore throat, Fever, Gastro-intestinal disorders, General health, Headache, Injuries, Metabolic system disorders, Musculoskeletal disorders, Nutritional disorders, Urinary system disorders

DOI:: 10.1186/1746-4269-8-7
PubMed:: 22289509

Studies

Comparative study on mechanical properties and biomineralization of hooks in the diaspores of three epizoochorous plant species.

Claus CG et al (2024).; Acta Biomater.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.07.041
PubMed:: 39097128

Comparison of Metabolic Profiles of Fruits of Arctium lappa, Arctium minus, and Arctium tomentosum.

Malaník M et al (2024).; Plant Foods Hum Nutr.
DOI:: 10.1007/s11130-024-01175-w
PubMed:: 38589624

Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activities of Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.: A Potential Candidate as Antioxidant, Enzyme Inhibitor, and Cytotoxic Agent.

Phytochemistry

İlgün S et al (2022).; Antioxidants (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/antiox11101852
PubMed:: 36290576

Sources of Iris yellow spot virus in New York.

Hsu CL et al (2011).; Plant Dis.
DOI:: 10.1094/PDIS-05-10-0353
PubMed:: 30731932

Arctium minus crude extract presents antinociceptive effect in a mice acute gout attack model.

Pain

Fischer SPM et al (2018).; Inflammopharmacology.
DOI:: 10.1007/s10787-017-0384-6
PubMed:: 28801728

Seed production and predispersal seed predation in the biennial composite species, Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. and A. lappa L.

Hawthorn WR and Hayne PD (1978).; Oecologia.
DOI:: 10.1007/BF00344907
PubMed:: 28309875

Microdesign using frictional, hooked, attachment mechanisms: a biomimetic study of natural attachment mechanisms-Part 3.

Saunders BE et al (2016).; Robotics Biomim.
PubMed:: 27218016

Cytotoxicity of medicinal plants of the West-Canadian Gwich׳in Native Americans towards sensitive and multidrug-resistant cancer cells.

Cancer

Karadeniz A et al (2015).; J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.052
PubMed:: 25839116

Partial Molecular Characterization of Arctium minus Aspartylendopeptidase and Preparation of Bioactive Peptides by Whey Protein Hydrolysis.

Cimino CV et al (2015).; J Med Food.
DOI:: 10.1089/jmf.2014.0101
PubMed:: 25575270

10.

Investigating the potential of under-utilised plants from the Asteraceae family as a source of natural antimicrobial and antioxidant extracts.

Antimicrobial

Kenny O et al (2014).; Food Chem.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.03.126
PubMed:: 24837924

11.

Antimicrobial assays of three native British plants used in Anglo-Saxon medicine for wound healing formulations in 10th century England.

Summary

Researchers analyzed extracts from three native British plants to determine their ability to fight bacterial infections and wounds. The plants were chosen from herbal formulations found in three Anglo-Saxon medical texts dating back to the 10th century. The study highlights the potential of these historical remedies, with over 250 plant species yet to be evaluated for their medicinal properties.

Antimicrobial Neuroscience

Watkins F et al (2012).; J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.09.031
PubMed:: 23026307

12.

Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers for Arctium minus (Compositae).

López-Vinyallonga S et al (2010).; Am J Bot.
DOI:: 10.3732/ajb.0900376
PubMed:: 21622378

13.

An antibacterial substance from Arctium minus and Onopordon tauricum.

ABRAHAM EP and CROWFOOT DM (1946).; Nature.
PubMed:: 20276863

14.

Estimation of anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive and antioxidant activities of Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. ssp. minus.

Immunology Pain

Erdemoglu N et al (2009).; J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.11.009
PubMed:: 19061945

15.

The antibacterial principle of Arctium minus; the unsaturated lactone structure.

CAVALLITO CJ and KIRCHNER FK (1947).; J Am Chem Soc.
PubMed:: 18919706

16.

Flavonoids of Arctium minus (Compositae).

Phytochemistry

Saleh NA and Bohm BA (1971).; Experientia.
PubMed:: 5144881