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Symphytum officinale Comfrey
Boraginacea
Having a deep tap root
makes Comfrey a little difficult to get established in some
soils but once settled it seems to last for years.
Comfrey seeds
strike readily enough in the nursery but we do not plant out
until the plant is quite sturdy and has a healthy root
system.
Because it contains phosphorus, potassium, calcium and
allantoin it is extremely useful as a healing agent speeding
up the cell renewal in damaged muscle.
A tea made from the old Comfrey leaves as you
clean up around them, is fantastic as a compost accelerator.
As collection and sorting of the seed is
not easily managed, and therefore quite expensive, we sell
root divisions instead.
Comfrey root cuttings, travel well by post
and the resulting plant is much much faster than growing
from seed.
Plants and rootsets available at
Beautanicals Herb Nursery
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A poultice of the leaves is also useful in
the healing of cuts and bruises and root tincture added to
an ointment base has worked well for us in the treatment of
arthritic joints.
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