Comfrey - Symphytum officinale
Latin Name: Symphytum officinale
Family: Rubiaceae
Height: 1 - 1.2 metres
Clusters of blue-mauve drooping bell shaped flowers. Long taproots help soil condition by bringing water and minerals to the surface.
A useful plant, which aids healing but must not be fed to excess because of the alkaloids it contains.
Constituents: Mucilage; gum; allantoin; tannins; saponins; pyrrolizidine alkaloids; phenolic acids, including rosmarine, cholergenic and caffeic; choline; resin; volatile oil
Actions: Vulnerary, demulcent, astringent, and expectorant.
Sources: Comfrey is included in the Galen's Garden's Hedgerow Herbs blend of 20 different herbs and wild plants.
