Comfrey is an herb with a long reputation for healing wounds and mending broken bones. For centuries, comfrey was considered a safe medicine, and in some cases even a food. But today, regulators ...

Henry Doubleday (1813-1902), a Quaker, brought Russian comfrey to England. He believed that comfrey would help prevent worldwide famine, so his last 30 years were spent in research. He could never ...

Conjuring comfrey photo by Lilith Dorsey. All rights reserved. Comfrey is a delightful plant that can do many things both spiritual and mundane. It may not be as ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Last week, I shared a healing powerhouse you can find right in your backyard, the broadleaf plantain (Plantago major). This week, I have more green gold to share with you. It ...

If plants had LinkedIn profiles, comfrey’s headline would read something like, “Specialist in bone-knitting, wound-healing, and general tissue maintenance. Occasionally toxic. Endorsed by Pliny the ...

We call it Green Goop and it’s what we smear on wounds, rashes, cold sores, and more. I’ve been making it for some years now, and it’s not vegan, it’s not pretty, and it’s not for sale. It is my down ...

Comfrey roots and leaves can provide natural healing properties for all different types of ailments because of its high allantoin content which makes cells grow faster. Some time ago, a friend was ...

BALTIMORE, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/-- Comfrey gets right down to the root of the problem. It does not seem to matter much which part of the body is broken, comfrey will heal it quickly. It is ...

Comfrey is a rat liver toxin and carcinogen that has been used as a vegetable and herbal remedy by humans. In order to evaluate the mechanisms underlying its carcinogenicity, we examined the ...

IT GOES BY many names including bruisewort, knotbone, Saracen’s root and Russian’s Prayer, but most gardeners know it as comfrey – the herb whose leaves are such a remarkable, near-magical source of ...

A recent warning to avoid products containing the herb comfrey is going unheeded by a herbalist in Whitehorse. Bev Gray runs a successful shop - but she also has a growing world-wide customer base who ...