Burdock root oil, extracted from the burdock plant, boasts a long history of use in traditional medicine for promoting hair ...

Moreover, we often treat burdock as a weed, forgetting how valuable this plant is. Burdock is a common weed, and the root of the greater burdock is mainly used for medicinal purposes. This plant ...

Velcro from burdock seeds and suction cups from octopus suckers. Lotus Flower:© Agnese Abrusci, all other images courtesy of Getty ...