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COMFREY SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE PLANTS SKIN
The stiff hairs on the leaves and stems can cause skin irritation. Comfrey (Symphytum officinalis) Macerated Oil - Vegetable Oils - Plant extracts Product Description Plant description Aromatherapy Data Sheet Uses Safety. Repeat exposure may lead to liver failure. Ingestion may cause delayed liver damage. Symptoms: All parts of the plant are poisonous. The leaf base is tapered into the stem giving a winged appearance.įruit/Berries: The fruit is a shiny, smooth black nut to 6mm. Leaves: Leaves are covered with stiff hairs, oval to lance-shaped, arising from a basal rosette, decreasing in size towards the top of the plant larger leaves to 25cm long. Symphytum officinale or common comfrey has bell shaped flowers varying in colour from white, shades of blue to shades of pink to purple. Other names: Healing herb, Knit-back, Bruisewort, Comfrey consound, Gum plant, Blackwort, Bohemian comfrey, Bone-set. The word comfrey comes from the Latin verb confervere, and the botanical name Symphytum is derived from the Greek symphyo, with both meaning grow together. It was used by the Greeks and Romans to heal broken bones and wounds. Cultivated for culinary or medicinal use.įlowers: Flowers are mauve, purple or creamy yellow, bell-shaped and in clusters along one side of the flower stem, often drooping downwards. Comfrey has been cultivated for medicine since around 400 BC. General description: A coarse, vigorous, clumping, tuberous perennial herb covered with stiff hairs growing to 90cm tall and up to 50cm wide. Comfrey Knitbone Boneset Botanic Name Genus: Symphytum Species: officinale Variety: Type: Herb Family: BORAGINACEAE Origins: Europe and Asia Light: Full Sun to Part Shade Wind: Sheltered Growth: Fast Frost: Hardy Evergreen: No Native: No Height: 1 m Width: 1.
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