Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Here's what I have on comfrey: Comfrey (Symphytum officinale): : Comfrey leaves and especially the root contain allantoin, a cell proliferant that increases the healing of wounds. It also stops bleeding, is soothing, and is certainly the most popular ingredient in herbal skin sales for wounds, inflammation, rashes, varicose veins, hemorrhoids and just about any skin problem. Taken internally, comfrey repairs the digestive tract lining, helping to heal peptic and duodenal ulcers and colitis. Studies show it inhibits prostaglandins, which cause inflammation of the stomach lining. Comfrey has been used to treat a variety of respiratory diseases and is a specific when these involve coughing of blood. In cases of bleeding of the lungs, stomach or bowels the leaves or root should be made into a strong decoction, or a strong infusion of the leaves and regular hourly or two hourly drinks taken until the bleeding ceases. The root is stronger and more effective than the leaves. In the case of bleeding piles the addition of distilled extract of Witch Hazel to the infusion or decoction will increase the effectiveness. To aid in the cure of mucous colitis mix equal parts of comfrey leaves, agrimony herb, cranesbill herb and marshmallow herb, use one ounce of the mixed herbs, make an infu9sion and take a wineglassful at least three times daily. The leaves moisten the lungs, help dissolve and expel mucus, soothe the throat, lowers fever, relieves cough and treat asthma. It is applied externally as a poultice and taken internally to promote healing of injured tissues and bones. The root is used to treat chronic lung diseases with dry cough and inflammation, sore throat, pulmonary catarrh, stomach ulcers, and wasting diseases. It is excellent both internally and externally for promoting the healing of sores, bones, muscles and other tissues, and is as powerful as some of the best Oriental tonic herbs. Concurrent internal and external application has the most favorable effect on the healing process. Peace, love, laughter “There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators.” Rik <bliksemskater@...> wrote: hello everyone,i would like to hear your opinion about taking comfrey as a tea. been reading about it and noticed the concern for the liver. any thoughts on this? rik Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Very Good , and as in all things, more so on some... practice moderation on comfrey internally. Suzi <deuteronomy2929@...> wrote: Here's what I have on comfrey: Comfrey (Symphytum officinale): : Comfrey leaves and especially the root contain allantoin, a cell proliferant that increases the healing of wounds. It also stops bleeding, is soothing, and is certainly the most popular ingredient in herbal skin sales for wounds, inflammation, rashes, varicose veins, hemorrhoids and just about any skin problem. Taken internally, comfrey repairs the digestive tract lining, helping to heal peptic and duodenal ulcers and colitis. Studies show it inhibits prostaglandins, which cause inflammation of the stomach lining. Comfrey has been used to treat a variety of respiratory diseases and is a specific when these involve coughing of blood. In cases of bleeding of the lungs, stomach or bowels the leaves or root should be made into a strong decoction, or a strong infusion of the leaves and regular hourly or two hourly drinks taken until the bleeding ceases. The root is stronger and more effective than the leaves. In the case of bleeding piles the addition of distilled extract of Witch Hazel to the infusion or decoction will increase the effectiveness. To aid in the cure of mucous colitis mix equal parts of comfrey leaves, agrimony herb, cranesbill herb and marshmallow herb, use one ounce of the mixed herbs, make an infu9sion and take a wineglassful at least three times daily. The leaves moisten the lungs, help dissolve and expel mucus, soothe the throat, lowers fever, relieves cough and treat asthma. It is applied externally as a poultice and taken internally to promote healing of injured tissues and bones. The root is used to treat chronic lung diseases with dry cough and inflammation, sore throat, pulmonary catarrh, stomach ulcers, and wasting diseases. It is excellent both internally and externally for promoting the healing of sores, bones, muscles and other tissues, and is as powerful as some of the best Oriental tonic herbs. Concurrent internal and external application has the most favorable effect on the healing process. Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 My feeling is that anything is good in moderation. The quantities they studied were so unrealistic, it is not even funny. My great aunt used to call cmfrey tes " boneset tea " and she lived to 88. She did not die of liver failure or liver cancer either. Gayla Always Enough Ranch Acampo, California http://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.html A day without Bill Barnhill is like a day without sunshine! goatclearing@... ----- Original Message ----- From: " Rik " <bliksemskater@...> <health > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:10 PM Subject: comfrey tea > hello everyone, > i would like to hear your opinion about taking comfrey as a tea. been > reading about it and noticed the concern for the liver. any thoughts > on this? rik > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Rik, Search the message archives as I believe Jeff has used it on a number of ocassions or maybe it was Chris... but anywho... there are messages on it in the archives. SuziRik <bliksemskater@...> wrote: hey thanks guys for your input. the reason for the tea is that a lot of people promote this herb and are passionately writing about it and its cures with it. i just read somewhere that there was just one person who died from it long time back, she apperently was having it for breakfast, lunch and dinner for years in big proportions............and i'm not even sure if they really knew if she died from that. it also seems a good calcium source, anyhoo, the tea is used for sooo long, it is on the market and people grow their own plants in the house/garden. i'm just curious about this. Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, more on new and used cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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