Comfrey root - Latin Name: (Symphytum off.)

Herbal Anecdote: Formerly country people cultivated Comfrey in their gardens for its virtue in wound healing, and the many local names of the plant testify to its long reputation as a healing herb - in the Middle Ages it was a famous remedy for broken bones. The very name, Comfrey, is a corruption of con firma, in allusion to the uniting of bones it was thought to effect, and the botanical name, Symphytum, is derived from the Greek symphyo (to unite).

Traditional Uses: Other traditional uses: Ulcers, fractures, bruises, diarrhea, cough, bronchitis, gum disease.