Hey lw- good to 'see' you around again! Don't remember hearing about the
cow before, I hope she finally healed. Do you still have 'heretic'?

I have heard to not use comfrey on deep wounds due to the rapid healing of
the surface tissue. But it makes a great plaster for sprains.

Back to the topic---

Both comfrey and nettles make a great 'tea' for watering plants. Just put
the plants into a big barrel and fill with water. Cover and let steep at
least a few weeks. Get a breathing mask, or a clothes pin for your nose,
and open the barrel. You can dip out liquid as needed and add more water
and herbs. Lots of minerals in this tea.

Deb
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In Oregon, the pacific northWET. NWF habitat #32964


"lw" wrote in message
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Hi- I haven't gotten on this newsgroup for years (literally..); I can't
remember if I posted back when I had a cow who sustained a ghastly teat
injury which I wasn't able to get sutured in time- I did twice daily wound
care for 6 weeks. I used the standard antibiotic preps for cattle- BUT-
also
made a comfrey preparation- comfrey chopped ultimately fine in the food
processor, I think it was- kept it refrigerated- and used it as a wound
dressing for about 2 weeks- I believe that I did see some encouraging
results in the nature of quicker development of healthy tissue. But as I
kept having to work to avoid any infection and the comfrey prep was not
sterile, I finally stopped using it. I had heard that one of the risks
using
comfrey because it *does* accelerate wound healing is that healthy tissue
will grow quickly and seal in an area of infection- as the wound edges
were
coming together I saw a risk of this happening, so I stopped.

Nice to see you all are still around.. lw

"Cyli" wrote in message
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On 27 Jun 2005 05:49:27 -0700, wrote:

(snipped)

Never tried making tea from it, forget what other uses it has.

Supposedly good for general healing, especially as a poultice on
wounds.

However it has some nasty things in it that aren't good for your
liver, so while some swear by it, others won't have anything to do
with it.


Cyli
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