Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) Leaf, Cut and Sifted, Certified Organic

USA. Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) Leaf, Cut and Sifted, Certified Organic

Common names: Boneset, Ass Ear, Blackwort, Borraja, Bourrache, Bruisewort, Buyuk Karakafesotu, Consolida, Consound, Consuelda, Gewone Smeerworte, Gum Plant, Healing Herb, Hirehari-So, Knitback, Knitbone, Liane Chique, Slippery Root, Yalluc

Family: Boraginaceae

Comfrey is a hardy perennial plant reaching 1-3 feet in height. Native to watery areas of Europe, Great Britain, and parts of Western and Central Asia, and widely naturalized elsewhere, it is greatly valued in agriculture as a source of concentrated nutrients for animal feed and in organic fertilizers.

Comfrey is best known for its component allantoin, a small hormone-like molecule that is used in many topical products to stimulate cell growth and tissue repair for broken bones as well as many other conditions including wounds, sprains, ulcers, burns, arthritis and back pain, rashes, bleeding hemorrhoids, and herpes lesions. The plant is a rich source of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamins, triterpenes, chlorophyll, silicic acid, and trace minerals.

Despite a long history of internal use for Comfrey’s anti-inflammatory, fever reducing, antihemorrhagic, expectorant, astringent, and demulcent effects in healing respiratory and digestive disorders, the presence of hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (mainly in Comfrey root) has led to a general consensus that it's best used for external applications such as salves, oils, poultices, and fomentations.

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