Comfrey - dried leaf - 250g
Product characteristics
Contents: dried leaf
Country of origin: EU
Classification: Symphytum officinale
Weight: 250g
Preparation proposal:
Place one teaspoon of the herb into 250ml of water, boil shortly, let stand for 10 minutes
Description
COMFREY - dried leaf - 250g
Plant description A species of perennial plant belonging to the family of oysteraceae. It blooms from May to June. Occurs in Europe, except for the southern extremities, in Central Asia, Siberia, Asia Minor. Trailed to North America. A honey plant. |
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Properties Herbal raw material is root and leaf - in folk medicine, the infusion of leaves was used for eye rinses to wash skin problems such as psoriasis, eczema, acne and boils - comfrey leaves have been used to treat respiratory, digestive and urinary diseases for sore throats, tonsillitis, an expectorant for dry cough, pleurisy, bronchitis - used in the digestive system to relieve and heal gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers - as a soothing agent for diarrhea - for cystitis - has been used for gout, arthritis, tendonitis, arthralgia or fractures !!! NOTE: some sources state that due to the content of hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids, comfrey shuold not be used internally, due to the possibility of fatal poisoning. However, other sources state that the content of harmful alkaloids is negligible. |