Comfrey Root Infusion

Symphytum officinale

Comfrey root infusion can help you naturally address skin issues such as scratches, rash (including diaper rash), bug bites (particularly spiders), and shallow wounds. It is also deemed helpful easing pain from arthritis, muscle aches, and soreness.

Description

Comfrey's attributes were mentioned by many of the herbalist-alchemists of old such as Dioscorides (a Greek physician pharmacologist and botanist, practicing in 1st century Rome) and Paracelsus (a 15th century Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, and astrologer). It was recommended for wounds by St. Hildegard of Bingen, a herbalist, and nun born in 1098 C.E. It was cultivated in gardens for centuries, its popularity giving rise to myriad common names. Many references were made to comfrey's healing properties in various herbals in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Traditionally in Europe, the root was used in cases of sprains or strains or broken bones. Due to the roots of high mucilage content, it was often utilized in the same way as marshmallow root (Althaea Officinalis).

The root is considered nutritive, cooling, and moist in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is a yin tonic that has been utilized for wounds, however when there is concern about the pyrrolizidine alkaloids contained in the root, often Rehmannia glutinosa is substituted as it has similar energetics.

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