Dandelion and burdock is most similar in flavour to sarsaparilla. FOS and inulin are present in Jerusalem artichoke, burdock, chicory, leeks, onions, and asparagus. Popular temperance drinks include cream soda, dandelion and burdock, sarsaparilla, and Vimto, among others. In the 1970s R. White's also made orangeade, dandelion and burdock, and cream soda. Romani people use herbs to heal such as burdock root extract and basil tea. The "dandelion and burdock" drink for sale in many retail outlets rarely contains either plant. It also features heavily in the John Shuttleworth song "Dandelion and Burdock". Burdock is a traditional medicinal herb used for many ailments. Folk herbalists considered dried burdock to be a diuretic, diaphoretic, and a blood purifying agent. The taproot of young burdock plants can be harvested and eaten as a root vegetable. The taste resembles that of artichoke, a burdock relative. Arctium is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae. In Korean burdock root is called () and sold as (), or "whole burdock". Greater burdock is a biennial plant, rather tall, reaching as much as . Burdock is very reactive to nitrogen fertilizer.