Post by Jenny on Jan 30, 2006 0:28:43 GMT -5
About 5 or 6 years ago I got 10 comfrey roots from a fellow in North Carolina. Coming from that far south, I really didn't expect them to do well, but they have flourished. Only takes a tiny piece of the root and you'll have it everywhere 
Don't know how well it would go from seed. Probably pretty good. We didn't even prepare the ground. Just dug a shovel full of dirt out, stuck the root in, covered it, and that was that. We constantly pluck it from all over our garden. This is a great herb to have around. Doesn't take any work at all. Just be careful where you plant it.
If you have a good bunch of it to spare (and you will have plenty in no time), chickens and goats LOVE it!
Comfrey is good for lots of things. It's a very soothing herb with great healing properties. I posted in another thread about tendonitis that Chuck drank 2 cups of comfrey leaf tea each day for about a week. His knee had been giving him lots of trouble for quite awhile. I was pretty sure it was tendonitis, but didn't really know. But, I knew that comfrey was good for healing tissue, so thought we'd give it a try. Worked great. He told me today that his knee still not giving him any trouble. ;D
I've made salves from the roots and leaves and used it for chapped lips and hands, and diaper rash for my babies. Helps heal cuts and scrapes, too.
The tincture can be used for the same things as the tea. I like the tea better because tea is just milder than taking a tincture. But it's not a very good tasting tea. Since I'm almost out of the dry herb, I made a tincture of what I had left this winter since tincture will go much further. Apparently, the tea or tincture works for tendonitis. I lost a filling awhile back, then got an abscess. The comfrey worked wonders! I've never had any more problems with it. I've seen it as an ingredient in natural toothpastes. I haven't had a broken bone in years, but I've read that it is a great help to heal broken bones. Sounds like it works best if you drink the tea, as well as use it externally as a poultice over the break. Wish I'd know about this and had comfrey growing when chuck broke two ribs several years ago.
If any of you have used it, or want more information, I'd love to hear from you.
Jenny
Don't know how well it would go from seed. Probably pretty good. We didn't even prepare the ground. Just dug a shovel full of dirt out, stuck the root in, covered it, and that was that. We constantly pluck it from all over our garden. This is a great herb to have around. Doesn't take any work at all. Just be careful where you plant it. If you have a good bunch of it to spare (and you will have plenty in no time), chickens and goats LOVE it!
Comfrey is good for lots of things. It's a very soothing herb with great healing properties. I posted in another thread about tendonitis that Chuck drank 2 cups of comfrey leaf tea each day for about a week. His knee had been giving him lots of trouble for quite awhile. I was pretty sure it was tendonitis, but didn't really know. But, I knew that comfrey was good for healing tissue, so thought we'd give it a try. Worked great. He told me today that his knee still not giving him any trouble. ;D
I've made salves from the roots and leaves and used it for chapped lips and hands, and diaper rash for my babies. Helps heal cuts and scrapes, too.
The tincture can be used for the same things as the tea. I like the tea better because tea is just milder than taking a tincture. But it's not a very good tasting tea. Since I'm almost out of the dry herb, I made a tincture of what I had left this winter since tincture will go much further. Apparently, the tea or tincture works for tendonitis. I lost a filling awhile back, then got an abscess. The comfrey worked wonders! I've never had any more problems with it. I've seen it as an ingredient in natural toothpastes. I haven't had a broken bone in years, but I've read that it is a great help to heal broken bones. Sounds like it works best if you drink the tea, as well as use it externally as a poultice over the break. Wish I'd know about this and had comfrey growing when chuck broke two ribs several years ago.
If any of you have used it, or want more information, I'd love to hear from you.
Jenny