How to Get Comfort from Comfrey
Cultivated since about 400 BC, Comfrey has been used as a healing herb. This plant is native to Europe and Asia. It is popularly used to treat burns, scars, wounds, bronchitis and coughs. Stomach ulcers have also been treated using comfrey.
Things You'll Need:
Dried Comfrey leaves
Water
1
For treatment of burns, scars and wounds, use 0.4% solution, or a 2% ointment. These can be found in Comfrey's leaves. Use 8 oz - 8 lbs of dried comfrey leaves per quart of water to produce a 0.4% solution.
Marshmellow Root is a good use in ointment for ulcerous skin and fractures. Comfrey's mucilage promotes healthy skin.
2
The goal is to capitalize on comfrey's allantoin, so gage your measurements according to plant parts used:
Dried leaves contain 0.1-1.6% allantoin.
Dried roots contain 0.4-1.5% allantoin.
Fresh leaves are 85% water, leaving less than 0.2% allantoin per leaf.
3
Take one of the following three times daily:
Standard infusion (leaves) or decoction (root); ВЅ cup
Liquid Extract 1:1 in 25% alcohol; 2-4 ml
Tips & Warnings
Meadowsweet and Marshmellow Root are recommended combinations for treatment of stomach ulcers.
Coltsfoot, White Horehound and Elecampagne are productive combination options for treatment of bronchitis and coughs.
Do not use during
pregnancy
or while breastfeeding.
Do not apply to dirty wounds. This is a fast healing ointment and can trap dirt.
This is subject to legal restrictions in some countries, due to reports of its liver damaging properties, pyrrolizidines. Symphytum officinale is not banned in Canada, but Symphytum asperum and Symphytum xuplandicum are.
Internal use is discouraged, though still in practice in many countries. Digestive uses are one common practice in some countries.
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Cultivated since about 400 BC, Comfrey has been used as a healing herb. This plant is native to Europe and Asia. It is popularly used to treat burns, scars, wounds, bronchitis and coughs. Stomach ulcers have also been treated using comfrey.
Things You'll Need:
Dried Comfrey leaves
Water
1
For treatment of burns, scars and wounds, use 0.4% solution, or a 2% ointment. These can be found in Comfrey's leaves. Use 8 oz - 8 lbs of dried comfrey leaves per quart of water to produce a 0.4% solution.
Marshmellow Root is a good use in ointment for ulcerous skin and fractures. Comfrey's mucilage promotes healthy skin.
2
The goal is to capitalize on comfrey's allantoin, so gage your measurements according to plant parts used:
Dried leaves contain 0.1-1.6% allantoin.
Dried roots contain 0.4-1.5% allantoin.
Fresh leaves are 85% water, leaving less than 0.2% allantoin per leaf.
3
Take one of the following three times daily:
Standard infusion (leaves) or decoction (root); ВЅ cup
Liquid Extract 1:1 in 25% alcohol; 2-4 ml
Tips & Warnings
Meadowsweet and Marshmellow Root are recommended combinations for treatment of stomach ulcers.
Coltsfoot, White Horehound and Elecampagne are productive combination options for treatment of bronchitis and coughs.
Do not use during
pregnancy
or while breastfeeding.
Do not apply to dirty wounds. This is a fast healing ointment and can trap dirt.
This is subject to legal restrictions in some countries, due to reports of its liver damaging properties, pyrrolizidines. Symphytum officinale is not banned in Canada, but Symphytum asperum and Symphytum xuplandicum are.
Internal use is discouraged, though still in practice in many countries. Digestive uses are one common practice in some countries.
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