Burdock explained: what it is and its other names

The NIH says Arctium is a plant genus, with names including burdock, greater burdock, gobo and gobou. Max Vitalize and Steel Bite Pro come as capsules and list burdock within proprietary blends. Two products we reviewed list burdock, and neither label prints a separate amount for it.

What it is
Plant
In the products we reviewed
2, none prints the amount

What burdock is

  • Arctium is a plant genus.1
  • Names for Arctium include burdock, greater burdock, gobo and gobou.1

How much burdock each product gives

Per serving, as each label prints it

Amount not printed: the dashed line shows the most it can be, the whole blend

Max VitalizeNot printed · at most 176 mg
Steel Bite ProNot printed · at most 571 mg

The 2 products we reviewed that list burdock

ProductForm and servingBurdock per servingOur scorePrice a bottleBuy
Max Vitalize#3 in men's health supportCapsules2 capsulesNot printedIn a 176 mg proprietary blend9.3$49Check price
Steel Bite Pro#6 in oral health supportCapsules2 capsulesNot printedIn a 571 mg proprietary blend8.3$49Check price
Prices checked Oct 11, 2026

Questions people ask

What is burdock?

Burdock is a name for Arctium, which the NIH identifies as a plant genus. The NIH also lists the names greater burdock, gobo and gobou.

Which supplements we reviewed contain burdock?

Max Vitalize and Steel Bite Pro both list burdock. Both come as capsules.

How much burdock do the supplements we reviewed contain?

Neither label prints a separate burdock amount. Max Vitalize lists it inside a 176 mg proprietary blend, and Steel Bite Pro lists it inside a 571 mg proprietary blend. Those figures describe the blends, not burdock alone.

How do you take the burdock supplements we reviewed?

Both supplements list a serving of 2 capsules. That is the printed serving for Max Vitalize and Steel Bite Pro, not a separate burdock dose.

Sources

The products, amounts and prices come from each product's label and checkout, as its review shows them. AI drafts our pages from listed sources, figures are checked against them, and we have not tried the products.

  1. 1NIH National Library of Medicine, Medical Subject Headings, Arctiummeshb.nlm.nih.gov/recordchecked