Comfrey - What does this herbal remedy do?

One essential ingredient for the holistic, medicinal herb chest is Comfrey or Comfrey Root. The most commonly used part of this beautiful herbal plant is the root. As a poultice, the large leaves are good for making compresses.

Comfrey is easy to grow, and can become invasive under the right soil conditions. Overall, this valuable herbal remedy helps with any kind of inflammation, be it external or internal. After drying, the roots are coarsely chopped and resemble of the texture of cork. Manufactured comfrey is ground into a powder, and dispensed in capsules.

Comfrey, used as an herbal tea, helps with physical injuries, sprains, and inflammatory conditions like bronchitis, chest colds, sinusitis, menstrual difficulties, and joint problems. Roots must be boiled as opposed to steeped.

Preparing Comfrey herbal tea.

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