Comfrey
It has long
taproots, which
can grow to 10 or more feet to get to water deep under ground. It grows
to about 4 feet high, and has large leaves with visible white hairs on
them and drooping flowers, in colors ranging from purple to pink to
blue
to white.
It contains
potassium, calcium,
phosphorous, iron, magnesium, cobalt, Vitamins B, B11, B12, C, E,
allantoin,
pyrrolizidine alkaloids, tannins, mucilage, starch, phenolic acids, and
volatile oil.
Warnings
Contains alkaloids
which
damage liver on long term or high dosages when taken internally. Use
for
external applications unless you are using a special treated compound
with
alkaloids removed.
Medical
Use
Central Nervous
System Pain
Reliever, Stomach and intestinal pain reducer, Cancer of the stomach
pain
reducer: 2-5 drops of tincture made from plant leaves and root in 1 cup
of water taken when needed or ¼ cup of fresh plant in 1 cup of
boiled
water and drink after 5 minutes standing.
Gout, Open Sores
and Painful
sores, mouth and lip sores, Damaged Skin, Dry Skin or Skin Cuts: Grind
the root into a fine powder and mix with other useful skin herbs and
mix
with Aloe Vera gel so it makes a natural paste that you can apply to
the
wound or sore.
This mixture will
heal sores
and skin surface layers fast so avoid using on deep infected wounds
that
need to dry out and heal slower. Infected wounds will have pus. Apply
only
to shallow or old wounds that have began to heal.
Also can add to weak
herbal
infusion baths to soak the skin for up to 30 minutes. Another method is
to make own Comfrey Oil from 1/2 liter of coconut oil or vegetable oil
(if you can not get coconut) with 8 ounces of dried leaf and simmer but
not over boil for 2 to 3 hours then cool and strain into a bottle.
You can make skin
soap from
melted bees wax with 1 ounce of home made oil above. This makes a great
natural moisturizer.
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