7/29/2023 0 Comments Symphytum uplandicaAccording to Susun Weed if you grow comfrey in your garden you are most assuredly growing Symphytum uplandica x, however Richters (where I got my seedling from) states the latin name as Symphytum officinale despite the plant looking very much like uplandica x (according to Susan’s description). It is important to distinguish between which species of comfrey you have access to or are growing. For a double strength action I would combine it with homeopathic Symphytum taken internally. Often called “The King of Herbs”, comfrey really shines in the area of severe injuries.Ĭomfrey is also a lovely herb for topical injuries such as bites, scrapes, stings, bleeding and oozing wounds, stings and burns, but due to it’s contraindications (which I will talk about below) I tend to save it’s powerful medicine for deep tissue injuries.įor more severe injuries (like the ones I described above) I would use comfrey topically in poultice form. Symphytum officinale (wild comfrey) or Symphytum uplandica x (cultivated comfrey) has been long famed for it’s ability to heal and repair deeper tissues injuries such as bruises, torn ligaments, broken bones and dislocated joints. Clearly I have aggravated it and I am in need of some herbal healing. It didn’t bother me much over the winter, but now that the manual labour has started up again it is aching each night. Unfortunately other than a few rounds of ice I didn’t do much to take care of my shoulder when the injury first occurred. This is an old injury back from when we had our rooster Chocolate Thunder and if you want to read that tale check it out here. Between shoveling, hauling, sawing, planting and building my poor shoulder has taken a beating. Gardening season is in full force on our homestead and I have been overdoing it. I am in dire need of them right now and I love to share with you what I actually do in my day to day life. So today I am going to show you how to make comfrey poultices for deep tissue injuries. Well guess what at 37 years old injuries don’t just magically go away anymore. But this stubborn old mule gets hurt and do I do anything about it? Nah… I just ignore it and hope it goes away. If someone in my family gets injured or needs help I am there right away to lend assistance (almost always with herbs in tow). Herbalists make the worst patients especially when you are treating yourself.
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