#Symphytum officianale skin#

The comfrey unguent was the only curative balm.General description: A coarse, vigorous, clumping, tuberous perennial herb covered with stiff hairs growing to 90cm tall and up to 50cm wide.

#Symphytum officianale skin#

I apply the unguent in the evening on the spots left.īeside this my son got a homeopathic treatment, as well as gemmotherapy, but those did not remedy the dry skin spots. In two weeks the recovery was visible, the spots withdrew. I creamed the skin of my child every morning with homemade marigold unguent, then with comfrey unguent. On the following day I heated up the mixture again and strained the fat. I melted 200 g of pork fat and put the root pieces in warm fat for 5-6 minutes, then let it cool. I dag out in winter 4 roots, washed and chopped it into small pieces. Then I prepared an unguent from pork fat and comfrey which grows in our garden. The marigold unguent tempered the inflammation, but did not help regenerating the skin and the dry spots. It means the inflammation of a large surface of skin that causes dry and itching spots. The strong extract of the root is recommended for rinsing the mouth or inflamed throat.įrom my own experience: my younger son had AD (atopic dermatitis). We also use it in mixtures for bronchial problems, since it has cough sedative effects. It is recommended as a bath for rheumatic pains, gout, vertebral disk injuries and as a hip-bath for varicose vein, as well as an aftercare in case of fractures. Its long-term ingestion is not recommended at all. Since it leads to liver failure (due to its large quantity of pyrrolizidine alkaloid) and contains carcinogenic substances, consult your doctor before using it. The main ingredients of calming and wound-healing tea are comfrey and marigold. The tea made of the roots has similar effects. The tea alone or mixed with marigold can be used as a treatment of duodenum and gastric ulcer. The leaves are used fresh or dried for tea, bath or hip-bath. Having an anti-inflammatory effect, the unguent, poultice and tincture helps healing fractures, sprains, contusions, rheumatics, as well as purulent wounds or other injuries. cell division, cell growth, epidermis formation, as well as generates lymph if joints lose liquid. The unguent made of comfrey contains allantoin and helps the cell regeneration process, i.e. The roots –fresh or dried- might be used externally as a powder, in unguents, tinctures or for poultice. It is used for treating poorly healing wounds, as well as for arthritis and rheumatic pains. The roots stay be white inside, but the leaves a lighter nuance of green, if dried properly. It is recommended to dry the drug in a warm but airy space, without piling up several layers in order to dry it as fast as possible, especially the root drug. Wash the roots in clear water in order to remove soil and impurities. Use a basket, paper bag, paper box or a net. Pay attention to gather only healthy leaves and roots, separated the two different kinds of drugs. Wildcrafting comfrey must happen in dry weather. Sometimes the leaves are also used they need to be collected before bloom. The drug is contained in the roots of the plant, picked from the end of autumn (when the leaves dried off) till early spring (when first leaves appear). The leaves contain a significant quantity of tannins, alkaloids, as well as proteins, glicozide and choline. The drug from its root contains allantoin, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, 8-10% tannins and mucilage. Traditionally it is also called: knitbone, boneset or comfrey root. It propagates by itself or it is propagated by root cuttings. This perennial plant grows up to 50-80 cm, its finger-thick, outside black inside yellow, slimy roots go a few meters deep into the ground. The flowers are first purple and then become blue. Its spear leaves and stem are covered with hair. The plant grows from a black rhizome and blooms during the whole summer. It grows on river meadow, dikes, in damp and grassy places. The common comfrey ( Symphytum officinale) is a perennial herb of the family Boraginaceae.