Herbal Fact Sheet: Comfrey
Oct 8th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Comfrey, Featured, HerbsKnitbone, as it was traditionally known, was used to help heal bones, but it also has a toxic dark side.
Common Name(s): Comfrey, Comphrey
Latin name: Symphytum officinale
Description: Comfrey is a perennial herb. It has a black beet or turnip-type root with large, hairy broad leaves and small bell-shaped flowers of various colors.
Therapeutic Uses: Traditionally known as “knitbone” (one of its primary uses), comfrey contains allantoin, a cell proliferant that speeds up the natural replacement of body cells. It has traditionally been used to treat a wide range of ailments, including bronchial problems, broken bones, sprains, arthritis, gastric and varicose ulcers, severe burns, acne and other skin conditions.
Comfrey baths were used to treat many “female disorders”, including hymen repair. That’s right, a re-virginitier.
Additional Notes: Comfrey contains substances (notably hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine) which can cause liver toxicity.
Popularity: 7% [?]
The FDA also ask manufacturers to report any adverse events that may be related to the consumption of comfrey products. Louis Herbs