User:Herb5902/Burdock root

Arctium lappa

matairesinol
Artigenin

• expression levels of tumor necrosis factor‑α, interleukin‑6 (IL‑6), IL‑10 and C‑reactive protein were significantly decreased
• Antimicrobial Properties
  • Antibiotic
    • Staphylococcus
    • Strep
  • anti-fungal
    • Candida
    • Aspergillus
  • antiviral
    • HSV
    • arctigenin was found to inhibit reverse transcriptase activity of HIV
  • anti-parasitic
• Cancer
• Allergies
• Arthritis
• Diabetes
  • prevents beta-cell apoptosis
  • improves glucose tolerance
• Improves The Gut Microbiome
  • markedly inhibits the differentiation of Th17 cells from naïve T cells
  • moderately inhibits the differentiation of Th1 cells
• Fatigue
  • AMPK
    • mitochondrial biogenesis
    • fatty acid synthesis
    • fatty acid oxidation
• Helps The Kidney
  • arctiin
    • can reduce inflammation and increase antioxidants
    • can reduce fibrosis of the kidneys
    • significantly decreased urinary albumin,
    • prevented the sclerosis of glomeruli and
    • effectively restored the glomerular filtration barrier damage by
      • up-regulating
        • the expression of nephrin and
        • podocin and
      • down-regulating HPSE level.
• tooth/gum diseases
• Prevents Hearing Loss

Kidney function and diabetes

Albuminuria is a symptom of kidney podocyte damage. Burdock root reduces urinary albumin by up regulating the expression of nephrin and podocin and regenerating podocytes. Burdock also reduces fibrosis of the kidneys.

In addition to being good for the kidneys, burdock root is good for diabetes. It prevents beta-cell apoptosis and improves glucose tolerance. Burdock also activates AMPK and stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis.