A SELECTION OF MEDICINAL HERBS – COMFREY (SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE)
Comfrey grows, for the most part unnoticed, near farmyards, in ditches and by river banks. Because of its excellent medicinal effects it should be lifted from its obscurity and used more widely. Even in ancient times it was employed to heal wounds and broken bones, especially fractures of the leg. It is for good reason, then, that people gave it common names such as ‘knitback’, ‘bruisewort’ and ‘healing herb’. Considering its good services in cases of fractures alone, it deserves more attention than it usually receives. Comfrey, especially when taken in a homoeopathic form, promotes the healing process and speeds up the formation of new bone cells, which is probably due to the fact that it contains 0.8-1.0 per cent allantoic This substance is known to encourage granulation and the formation of epithelial cells. Comfrey also contains choline and other, still unknown, elements.
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