Comfrey

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 Description:
Comfrey comes in as many as twenty different varieties. It is a dense hairy plant with either white, pink or purple flowers. Comfrey is decorative as well as
medicinal.

Character: Cool, Moist, and sweet.

Constituents: Mucilage, Steroidal, Allenton, Tannins, Alkaloids, B12 and protein.

Actions: Cell proliferate, astringent, expectorant, wound healing, and bone forming.

Cultivation: Hardy perennial growing up to five feet tall. Tolerates all soil. Deep rooting plant. Cuttings to be taken in late fall or early winter. Harvest.
flowers in early summer.

Parts Used: Roots, Leaves, and flowers.

Body Parts Effected: All external areas. All internal parts.

Compatible Herbs: Plantain, Horsetail, Mint, and Cayenne.
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Cautions: If used on an open wound make sure wound is clean because of its fast healing action there could form an infection.

It is advised that if you take internally that you be careful not to over take this herb. It is also known that you would have to ingest over one pound to over do this herb.