![]() ![]() Comfrey is widely used topically in forms such as poultice, salve, oil, liniment and baths. Comfrey grows very well locally and you may have even encountered it unknowingly in the gardens or yards of your neighborhood! Comfrey has been traditionally used to promote wound healing as well as helping to heal injuries such as sprains and breaks. A hearty plant with thick, slightly hairy, dark green leaves and beautiful light purple flowers. Spiritually comfrey can support you with your energetic and emotional boundaries, just like it creates strong physical boundaries with your skin! - BethanyĬomfrey is a magical and traditional remedy for wound care. If you have a broken bone or damaged skin comfrey leaf can be used as a poultice or compress and within a week of daily use you can see dramatic results. All that said, topically comfrey is one of the most important healing herbs in our materia medica. It is not recommended for people with a history of liver disease. This phytochemical can cause damage to the liver so it is no longer recommended for use in pregnancy or for long term use. This is one reason why it’s important to know the effects of herbs before using them! Internally comfrey has been used to heal broken bones, leaky gut and even growing a baby! Recently we discovered that comfrey leaf and root has a plant chemical called pyrrolizidine alkaloids in it, also called PA’s. It can actually heal the skin so fast that the flesh underneath doesn’t heal at the same time and bacteria can get trapped under the new skin. This is why it’s important not to use it on wounds. It's the most potent skin healing herb I know of. ![]() If the form doesn’t fit, if the cells aren’t aligned, comfrey will create a new matrix for healing to occur upon, not unlike a spider with its web.Ĭomfrey is a wonderful herb. This knit texture and coloration exemplifies the essence of comfrey: this is a plant that weaves, knits, repairs, restores, reinvents if needed, in ways that are not only physical, but beautifully beyond such limitations. You will also see pale, almost white, and even yellow flowers depending on the variety. We also largely identify this plant by the broad leaves with textured “knit” like patterning and purple flower. Most herbalists use the plants for only short periods (6 weeks or less) internally. It is essential to know what variety of comfrey you are growing or harvesting for medicine making, as they contain different quantities of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are toxic in large or continuous quantities. Hardy and hard-working, this perennial plant is medicine for your mind, body, soul, AND soil! Used commonly in permaculture, there is not limits to the nourishing transformation that this green ally creates. ![]() Symphytum officinale, or comfrey, is a cooling plant that grows in a variety of locales. ![]()
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