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Article: Consider comfrey.
- Article from:
- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 1997
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No homestead should be without this plant. Few herbs have been as well-known for their healing abilities as comfrey. Claims have been made throughout the centuries as to comfrey's powerful uses, and it has been used by herbalists for a wide variety of ailments.
Comfrey leaves are known to contain vitamins [B.sub.12], A, C, and allantoin, which is useful in healing burns and wounds. Comfrey is also high in potassium, phosphorus, and calcium.
It is a member of the borage family and likes a pH of 6.0 to 7.0. Comfrey is very easily cultivated, is a hardy perennial (zone 3), and generally will survive the first few light frosts, when other plants have been ...