Bidens Pilosa Root

Easily recognizable by the sharp aggravating seed pods that embed themselves into hair and clothing bidens pilosa is used in both traditional chinese medicine and western herbalism as well as in folk medical traditions around the world.

Bidens pilosa root. Minor hairy beggar tick is primarily restricted to central america ballard 1986. Certified organic alcohol 90 95 water bidens pilosa potency. Radiata are erect annual herbs with opposite pinnate leaves. Pilosa with capitula without ray flowers or with short rays up to 3 mm and involucral bracts numbering 7 10.

Bidens pilosa is an annual plant producing an erect much branched stem up to 100cm tall though the plant can often flower seed and then die when much smaller. Fresh herb menstruum ratio 1 2 directions suggested use. Flowers are organized into a capitulum with yellow disc flowers and five or six white occasionally purple ray flowers which are 5 7 mm long and have a nonfunctional style in the. Shake well before using take up to 40 drops in 2 oz.

Bidens pilosa is eaten in africa as a vegetable. Each of these traditions employs the herb for a number of different applications including the treatment for common colds influenza bacterial infections inflammatory conditions hepatitis and urinary tract infection. There are 60 native species of bidens in hawai i and 19 of those are endemic. C an irritate the bladder and kidney in high doses.

Fermented with rice to make sake range. Of non acidic water or juice two to three times per day. In volume 5 of chinese medicinal herbs of hong kong there are 10 volumes bidens pilosa is listed as being useful for rheumatic conditions appendicitis malaria hepatitis hemorrhoids gastroenteritis stomach flu and pruritis severe itching of the skin. This species has high reproductive potential and fast growing rates which are traits enabling it to rapidly spread and colonize new area.

Radiata smooth beggar tick occurs in south eastern mexico into central america and in florida u s a. Bidens pilosa is a widespread weed of tropical subtropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. Bidens pilosa was an herb considered to push toxins from the body and clear heat or ease inflammatory conditions.

Capitula with 5 8 ray flowers with well developed rays 5 16 mm long and involucral bracts numbering mostly 12 vs. Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family asteraceae its many common names include black jack beggarticks farmer s friends and spanish needle but most commonly referred to as cobblers pegs it is native to the americas but is widely distributed as an introduced species in other regions worldwide including eurasia africa australia south america. 10 stimulate dc maturation cordyceps spp and increase t cell counts glycyrrhiza spp licorice ceanothus red root sambucus spp elder and zinc.