|
|
Common Names : |
Actions: stimulates hormones |
Medicinal Uses:Abrasions/Cuts * Bronchitis * Bruises/Sprains * Cancer * Diabetes * Eczema |
Parts Used: root |
Constituents:annin, rosmarinic acid, allantoin, steroidal saponins, mucilage, inulin, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, Gum, Carotene, Glycosides, Sugars, Beta-sitosterol, Triterpenoids, Vitamin B-12, Protein, Zinc. |
Comfrey is a marvelous herb and is one of the best-known healing herbs of all times. Its very name, symphytum, means to heal. Comfrey has been shown to affect the sex hormones which stimulate the ovaries and testes. Such a hormonal effect is also indicated by traditional belief.
|
Preparation Methods :Comfrey root and leaf may be taken as a tea, but is more often used as an external salve. Rarely sold in capsule form due to liver damage concerns.
|
Buy Bulk Organic Comfrey
|
Side Effects: |
Herbalists are divided on the use of this age old herb, some say it should only be applied externally, others point to the fact that a cup of comfrey contains less cancer causing potential than a can of beer. |
|
|
|
|
|