#Symphytum comfrey skin
Apply this directly to the wound and throw a Band-Aid to keep it in place, I then wrap tape around the Band-Aid it to actually keep it on my skin (LOL at waterproof Band-Aids in the wet tropics). Comfrey ( Symphytum officinale) is also known as knitbone, knitback, knit bond, Quaker comfrey, black root, blackwort, bruisewort, slippery root, boneset, gum plant, healing herb, wallwort and salsify. Like common comfrey (Symphytum officinale) it is traditionally used externally as a poultice to help heal wounds and reduce joint inflammation. I simply grab off a bit of leaf and mash it between my fingers and create a poultice. But I have no fear even though I live in a region teeming with staph ( Staphylococcus spp.) because I have my go to medicine all around. asperum in that the leaves are not decurrent on the stem (or infrequently shortly decurrent for a distance of less than 10 mm). This means I cut myself basically everyday. Symphytum asperum × Symphytum officinale Symphytum ×uplandicum Nyman is a very rare comfrey hybrid in New England known from CT, VT. Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a medium-height, roughly hairy plant with big leaves and bell-shaped, hanging flowers of purple, sometimes pink or white. Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the comfrey, Symphytumofficinale. Living on a very young landscape, the lava rocks are very sharp and unforgiving. I’ve grown mine for a few years and they have never spread beyond their original clump unless I spread around roots.Īs an avid environmentalist I spend most of my time outside playing in the waves, forests, mountains and in the garden. Symphytum officinale is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 0.6 m (2ft in) at a fast rate. Make sure you get a sterile variety so it doesn’t spread by seed indefinitely. It is seriously magic.Īsk a friend who grows comfrey for some roots to propagate.
The main reason I use comfrey is for its antiseptic and cell growth stimulant properties.
Historically, comfrey was used internally and externally to treat throat issues, broken bones, arthritis, ulcers, burns, inflammation and many other issues. Look at all that wonderful mulch!Ĭomfrey has so many uses as medicine it deserves endless research. Cut back to a few inches above ground level.
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