It has blue flowers and spreads vigorously, making it a poor choice for a small. The comfrey poultice john redden, march 25, 2015 in therapeutics. Medical records dating back to the middle ages commonly make reference to herbalists prescribing comfrey for a wide range of ailments, and up until the 20th century, it was considered to be one of natures greatest medicinal herbs. Comfrey, known as symphytum officinale, knit bone and boneset for good reason, is a big c in treating maxillofacial and cancer of the bones and sinuses. Jan 17, 2019 comfrey s original name, knitbone, derives from the external use of poultices of its leaves and roots to heal burns, sprains, swelling, and bruises. Traumaplant comfrey cream europharma terry naturally. Whenever there is trauma causing damage to soft or hard tissues e. I was in college, my first year, and one thing i was determined to have was a garden. Wilted comfrey can also be laid between the rows when potatoes are growing. It often grows in clumps and displays clusters of bellshaped, pinkypurple flowers from may to july.
The following is a recipe for soothing comfrey cream that i make here at home. This plant also known as knitbone is often selected for tendon, cartilage and ligament damage and as the common name suggests excels in the repair of fractures. Comfrey as a compost activator cuts of comfrey fresh or wilted can be laid onto the compost heap, layered with the weeds or grass cuttings. Mar 25, 2015 thickly slather the comfrey pulp over the treatment area. When wrapping a limb, you always start distally and wrap towards the heart. Comfrey is a native herb in britain and has long been known as a medicinal herb. Using the bandage rolls, wrap the poultice securing it into place. Comfrey root is used to relieve pain from blunt injuries, promote healing of broken bones, sprains and bruises, reduce swelling and edema, and encourage the rapid and healthy regrowth of skin and tissue cells. Roots or leaves can be used interchangeably though it is much. I dont know, as four years of freeranging chickens has left me with a shortage of slugs such a pity, but heres what i was told. The more you read about it the more you will want to be growing and foraging for comfrey.
It is so useful for all afflictions and breakages of the bones, connective tissues eg. This is where good healing plants go, under the radar. Its botanical name is symphytum officinale and it is a member of the boraginaceae family as are borage and forgetmenot. Comfrey, a perennial herb native to the ditches and riverbanks of europe, has long been used in traditional medicine.
Comfrey is a shrub that grows in parts of europe, asia, and north america. Comfreythecomforting, also known as knitbone, strengthens and heals the bones, the skin, the ligaments, the tendons, and the mucus surfaces of the intestines, the lungs, the sinuses, the throat, the vagina, and the anus. They are not to be confused with cynoglossum virginianum, known as wild comfrey. Site comfrey where you are willing to allow it to live for quite some time. Its also useful as a food for poultry and livestock ranging from pigs to race horses. Use enough bandage rolls to hold the poultice in place comfortably and securely.
Its flowers are dull purple, blue or whitish, and densely arranged in clusters. The leaves are oblong, and often look different depending on where they are on the stem. Because comfrey may contain pas, which have caused cancer and liver damage in animal studies, and because the root contains it in higher. Plantlife natural body care products are the perfect blend of science and nature, using old world formulas combined with the timeless sciences of herbology and aromatherapy. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. When i first met her, we were on no uncertain terms. If you were to create a list of the most important plants for a healthy garden, innocuouslooking comfrey would be high on that list. Unfortunately, we have recently learned that it can be carcinogenic when taken internally, but it is still used as a topical treatment for skin irritations, cuts, sprains, and swelling. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major. This plant also known as knitbone is often selected for tendon, cartilage and ligament damage and as the common name. Wear long sleeves and gloves to protect your hands and arms from the prickly hairs on the leaves.
As the star of hundreds of years worth of traditional folk remedies, its apparent that comfrey can provide a wide range of significant health benefits. It is often used on skin to treat wounds and reduce inflammation from sprains. Comfrey is adaptable to many soils, but prefers moist, fertile soils. It is a dynamic accumulator, drawing minerals out of the soil and into the roots and leaves, a compost accelerator, a fine ingredient in liquid manure comfrey tea, beneficial insect attractor, mulch, weed suppressant we use it as a border around our veg plot to stop the paths getting overrun with weeds, biomass accumulator. Growing and foraging for comfrey grow forage cook ferment. My husband uses comfrey cream for skeletal muscle pain with great results. There are several types of comfrey, all in the symphytum genus. There are up to 35 species, known by the common name comfrey pronounced. Comfrey is an effective antiinflammatory as well as having excellent cellular regeneration properties due to its allantoin content. Comfrey is so rich that it can be used as if it was manure to activate a slow compost heap. Harvest the leaves and put them just halfway in a container.
Edward elzear zez confrey april 3, 1895 november 22, 1971 was an american composer and performer of novelty piano and jazz music. Comfrey is a hardy perennial plant that grows quickly. Comfrey is propagated from root cuttings, crown divisions, and transplants. Even though this plant contains poisonous chemicals called pyrrolizidine alkaloids pas, some people use the. However, comfrey was once grown as a popular medicinal herb. Comfrey definition is any of a genus symphytum of perennial herbs of the borage family with coarse hairy entire leaves and flowers in onesided racemes. Traumaplant comfrey cream is the exception to other topical comfrey creams. Comfrey is strong, durable, easy to grow and undaunted by extreme weather conditions. It was cultivated by both the greeks and the romans. Comfrey is a tall, easy to care for perennial plant that is often grown simply for its beauty. And of course, i keep my comfrey cream handy for the pesky bee stings. Even though this plant contains poisonous chemicals called pyrrolizidine alkaloids pas, some people use the leaf, root, and rootlike stem rhizome to. Comfrey has been a highlyregarded herb for thousands of years.
Allantoin is a hormonelike substance found in the roots, stems, and leaves of comfrey and is a major. The indications for which randomized clinical trials of ointments containing these kinds of extracts have been conducted include wound healing. They decompose quickly in the soil making plant food quickly available. Print and download stumbling sheet music composed by zez confrey. It can become a nuisance since it reproduces rapidlyeven from just a tiny bit of root. Use comfrey root as a natural remedy mother earth news. Since then i have used comfrey leaves extensively in my therapeutic green drink, and the comfrey root, or rhizome, as a poultice to promate the healing of obstinate ulcerous wounds.
Comfrey, the super trouper life and style the guardian. The plant needs no special care and grows in partial shade to sun. Comfrey is versatile and can be used to make a compost activator, seed compost, liquid feed, and fertilising mulch. Mar 18, 2014 comfrey will tolerate partial shade quite well even thrive in the right climate, say in places where summer temps reach and exceed 30c. Or better still, download this pdf, it has more info than the site. Its recommended that you go to the original site as there is more info there. It is a dynamic accumulator, drawing minerals out of the soil and into the roots and leaves, a compost accelerator, a fine ingredient in liquid manure comfrey tea, beneficial insect attractor, mulch, weed suppressant we use it as a border around our veg plot to stop the paths getting overrun with weeds, biomass accumulator, livestock forage. Christopher, his family has always been concerned with the manufacturing of his time tested formulas. It has become an important plant for organic gardeners as its roots reach deep into the soil making it rich. Apr, 2015 subtitled past, present and future, on its publication in 1976, this was the most comprehensive survey of the properties and cultivation of comfrey ever, and comfrey remains undoubtedly the essential book on the subject, as well as a lasting testament to lawrence d.
First name email address this will also subscribe you to the grow forage cook ferment newsletter. Mar 08, 20 comfrey leaf is a controversial herb but one i always keep on hand. In fact this is the best use of the first cut of the year if it can be taken before planting time. Studying at the chicago musical college and becoming enthralled by french impressionists played a critical role in how he composed and performed music. Comfrey will tolerate partial shade quite well even thrive in the right climate, say in places where summer temps reach and exceed 30c. Comfrey is an herbal supplement used for conditions such as bronchitis, bruises topical use, cancer, cough persistent, fractures topical use, peptic ulcer, rheumatism, skin ulcers topical use, sprains topical use, wound healing topical use, gastritis, ulcers, excessive menstrual flow, and to gargle for gum disease.
Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, boraginaceae. So deep shade is a must if you want to remove it from the ecosystem entirely, imho. The specialized comfrey symphytum x uplandicum nyman in traumaplant features the goodness of the plants key elementsrosmarinic acid, allantoin, and choline from the flowers, stems and leaves. Comfrey leaves have a high potassium content and can be used as fertilizer for vegetables. His most noted works were kitten on the keys and dizzy fingers. Comfrey is a plant that no natural healer or herbalist would ever want to be without. Subtitled past, present and future, on its publication in 1976, this was the most comprehensive survey of the properties and cultivation of comfrey ever, and comfrey remains undoubtedly the essential book on the subject, as well as a lasting testament to lawrence d. Cancer of stomach another who benefited from the power of herbs to go deep and transform heavy pathology was the russian dissident aleksandr solzhenitsyn. It is scientifically known as symphytum peregrinum ledeb, which is the same as symphytum asperum x officinale or symphytum x uplandicum, of the boraginaceae family.
Fond of moist soils, comfrey has a thick, hairy stem, and grows 2 5 feet tall. To fertilize potatoes, a number of comfrey leaves are put at the bottom of the planting hole or trench, the potatoes placed on top of the leaves, and the hole filled with soil. Comfrey has long been used a natural remedy for speeding up the healing process. Feb 23, 2012 in a noninterventional study of a comfrey root extract cream containing 35% of a comfrey root extract 1. Thin soils over rock will give a poor crop, but on light sands and loams, this crop will be productive if adequate nutrients are present. High yield perennial comfrey is a perennial that is very prolific in all climates. In western europe, comfrey has been used topically for treating inflammatory disorders such as arthritis, gout, and thrombophlebitis, and internally for treating diarrhea. Comfrey a big c in cancer of the bones and sinuses. Comfrey can also be made into a lovely soothing cream. Comfrey s fountain of large dark green leaves make a wonderful addition to your landscape. Will it take comfrey 50 years to make a comeback to the safe side like cannabis. Alantoin is responsible for comfreys ability to heal any injury from. Comfrey plant description comfrey is a tall, roughleaved plant found growing in waste places and old fields. Zez confrey stumbling sheet music in g major download.
Comfrey leaf has to be sold under the disguise of being slightly something else. Common comfrey is a hairy plant of damp ground and is found beside rivers, in fens and ditches, and on roadside verges and waste ground. Comfrey root has been used dating back thousands of years. Comfrey is an herbal supplement used for conditions such as bronchitis, bruises topical use, cancer, cough persistent, fractures topical use, peptic ulcer, rheumatism, skin ulcers topical use, sprains topical use, wound healing topical use, gastritis, ulcers, excessive menstrual flow, and to gargle for gum disease preliminary research suggests that when applied topically.
It might look like a leafy giant that pops up everywhere, but comfrey is an important herb, both for your health and the health of your garden. See my article entitled, comfrey for yollr n u tritional garden, lets live, october 1957. Common comfrey is called symphytum officinale, and it has viable seeds. Comfrey has a very high level of allantoin, the cell proliferant and skin strengthener and is a proven, beneficial ingredient for treating skin and hair conditions. It is a very productive fodder crop outproducing many of the more common crops and being higher in minerals and nutrients. Comfrey is also known as quaker comfrey, russian comfrey, healing herb, knit bone, bruisewort, knit bond and gum plant.
Learning to love her by corinna wood director of red moon herbs. A layer of wilted comfrey can be laid in the trench before planting potatoes. The preparation was used to treat a variety of conditions such as contusions 61. Comfrey factsheet author gwilym 2010 comfrey the wonder plant the history of comfrey. It produces clusters of purple, blue, and white flowers, and its famous for its long. Some time ago, a friend was holding a router between his knees. Comfrey root has many natural healing properties, and mixed with other natural herbs, comfrey can create a very potent cold remedy. Christophers common sense approach to natural health is based on three vital processes, cleanse, nourish and heal. Side effects, dosages, treatment, interactions, warnings. It has massive roots that draw up nutrients and water from places other plants cannot reach. A native to europe and asia, the comfrey plant with which most are familiar, symphytum officinale, has been used as a blood coagulant, a treatment for maladies of the lung, and as a poultice to aid in the healing of wounds and broken bones.
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