Although burdock isn’t native to North America, various Native American
tribes used the herb once it was introduced by European settlers. The
Ojibwa tribe, in particular, held burdock root in high esteem. In
combination with
slippery elm bark,
turkey rhubarb root and
sheep sorrel,
burdock root was a component in the traditional Ojibwa tonic
later adapted by Rene Caisse, the Canadian nurse who presented the world
with the formula known as essiac tea.
