THE BENEFITS OF THE USE OF COMFREY
IN HERBAL PREPARATIONS
LOCATION OF COMFREY
IN HERBAL PREPARATIONS
LOCATION OF COMFREY
COMFREY
by Sabrina G. Seitz, RN
by Sabrina G. Seitz, RN
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Comfrey is a temperate plant and can be found in western Asia, North America, Australia and lately, Japan. The Russian varieties are the oldest known. The United States variety, Symphytum officinale, is a hardy plant that can be seen growing wild in ditches as well as domestically in back yards, preferring moist, fertile soils. It is tenacious and resistant to attempts at eradicating it from an area where it has taken root. God, in His wisdom, knew that this wonderful plant would need great abilities at preserving itself against societies that sought to do away with it. If you have ever tried to till comfrey under to get rid of it, all that is accomplished is breaking the roots apart to allow for further proliferation.
Comfrey is a perennial in the Boraginaceae or Borage family and has very large, green leaves with veins that stand out on a hairy surface. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate with upper leaves being smaller. It grows two to three feet high. The stalks are green, thick, angulated and upright. The bell-shaped flowers show up in late May or early June, growing along the tops of the branches and are downy, pale yellow to purplish in color. They bloom continuously in drooping clusters. When not in bloom, it can be confused with Foxglove, a deadly poisonous plant. The flowers are bisexual and mostly regular. They have five separate sepals, five united petals and five stamens. The roots are spindle shaped, thick and brownish-black rhizomes. Seed production is rare and proliferation is usually established through root cuttings. The leaves and roots are used for medicinal and nutritional purposes.
Comfrey is a perennial in the Boraginaceae or Borage family and has very large, green leaves with veins that stand out on a hairy surface. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate with upper leaves being smaller. It grows two to three feet high. The stalks are green, thick, angulated and upright. The bell-shaped flowers show up in late May or early June, growing along the tops of the branches and are downy, pale yellow to purplish in color. They bloom continuously in drooping clusters. When not in bloom, it can be confused with Foxglove, a deadly poisonous plant. The flowers are bisexual and mostly regular. They have five separate sepals, five united petals and five stamens. The roots are spindle shaped, thick and brownish-black rhizomes. Seed production is rare and proliferation is usually established through root cuttings. The leaves and roots are used for medicinal and nutritional purposes.