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Article: No homestead should be without comfrey.(plant care and medical use)(Brief Article)
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- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
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Comfrey. No homestead should be without this plant, commonly called Russian broadleaf comfrey, Symphistum uplandicum or knitbone. Both the common and Latin names for comfrey come from root words meaning "to join" or "to grow together." This mysterious and ancient herb reputedly has been used in the healing of broken bones, and according to modern herbalists, contains allantoin, which accelerates the healing of burns, sores, broken/fractured bones and wounds. The beneficial properties of comfrey are legendary.
Comfrey leaves are generally made into a poultice. The leaves are chopped, and simmered on the stove. Then the warm or cooled leaves are wrapped in gauze ...