Has anyone had experience growing Comfrey. Understand that it makes a good
green mature and compost tea. Are there any local sources:

JEM

Jim,

A friend who is an MD prescribes comfrey as a poultice for broken/sprained
bones. His wife recovered in less than the estimated time with a broken
bone by having a poultice of comfrey rather than a cast.

Mary Ann

P.S. I have bought it at Whole Foods, but I don't know about growing it. I
would like to know.


"Jim Marrs" wrote in message
...
Has anyone had experience growing Comfrey. Understand that it makes a good
green mature and compost tea. Are there any local sources:

JEM

Comfrey grows fine here although sometimes it need a little extra water
like anything else. It's about Thyme and the herb nursery north, whose
name escapes me at the moment (something with ancient in it maybe?)
have both had it in the past. Comfrey is suppose to be impossible to
get rid of once you get it started, but I have not had a problem with
it being invasive. It is also suppose to be very good for compost
piles. I have had very good results using it in a poultice on broken
bones and sprains. I prefer the fresh leaves over the dried leaves or
dried roots for medicinal purposes. I have not used it as a compost
tea. The latest literature says not to take it internally as it may
cause liver damage.

Cea


In article . net, MAP
wrote:

Jim,

A friend who is an MD prescribes comfrey as a poultice for broken/sprained
bones. His wife recovered in less than the estimated time with a broken
bone by having a poultice of comfrey rather than a cast.

Mary Ann

P.S. I have bought it at Whole Foods, but I don't know about growing it. I
would like to know.


"Jim Marrs" wrote in message
...
Has anyone had experience growing Comfrey. Understand that it makes a good
green mature and compost tea. Are there any local sources:

JEM

You are treading on thin ice here. Doctors can't "prescribe" an herbal
remedy for any medical condition. Herbs do not repair broken bones.

MAP wrote:
Jim,

A friend who is an MD prescribes comfrey as a poultice for broken/sprained
bones. His wife recovered in less than the estimated time with a broken
bone by having a poultice of comfrey rather than a cast.

Mary Ann

P.S. I have bought it at Whole Foods, but I don't know about growing it. I
would like to know.


"Jim Marrs" wrote in message
...
Has anyone had experience growing Comfrey. Understand that it makes a good
green mature and compost tea. Are there any local sources:

JEM

You are treading on thin ice here. Doctors can't "prescribe" an herbal
remedy for any medical condition. Herbs do not repair broken bones.


And be aware ...

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/07/chrisenter.htm

.... though I've heard that the tea tastes pretty good. Allegedly the
leaves are OK, but I'd research this at a reputable source I were you.

Years ago comfrey was known as "bone knit." You are not quite right
about MD's. I have had specialists tell me to take certain herbs. I
also am friends with a Chinese Herbal Doctor, which is not an MD, but
is well qualified to prescribe herbs. A poultice is applied to the
skin, not ingested. I would never ingest comfrey as it is rather
toxic to the liver.

On 23 Jun 2006 14:06:09 -0700, "kerry" wrote:

You are treading on thin ice here. Doctors can't "prescribe" an herbal
remedy for any medical condition. Herbs do not repair broken bones.

MAP wrote:
Jim,

A friend who is an MD prescribes comfrey as a poultice for broken/sprained
bones. His wife recovered in less than the estimated time with a broken
bone by having a poultice of comfrey rather than a cast.

Mary Ann

P.S. I have bought it at Whole Foods, but I don't know about growing it. I
would like to know.


"Jim Marrs" wrote in message
...
Has anyone had experience growing Comfrey. Understand that it makes a good
green mature and compost tea. Are there any local sources:

JEM

Kerry,

There are some medical schools in the US where want-to-be MDs are taught
about alternative medicine.

Mary Ann
"kerry" wrote in message
oups.com...
You are treading on thin ice here. Doctors can't "prescribe" an herbal
remedy for any medical condition. Herbs do not repair broken bones.

MAP wrote:
Jim,

A friend who is an MD prescribes comfrey as a poultice for
broken/sprained
bones. His wife recovered in less than the estimated time with a broken
bone by having a poultice of comfrey rather than a cast.

Mary Ann

P.S. I have bought it at Whole Foods, but I don't know about growing it.
I
would like to know.


"Jim Marrs" wrote in message
...
Has anyone had experience growing Comfrey. Understand that it makes a
good
green mature and compost tea. Are there any local sources:

JEM

"Jangchub" wrote in message
...
A poultice is applied to the
skin, not ingested. I would never ingest comfrey as it is rather
toxic to the liver.

Maybe you could explain how something applied to the skin could benefit any
internal part without getting into the blood stream, and, therefore, going
through the liver.

David

Thanks for all the info. I am going to try to locate some root stock since
that seems to be the way most people start comfrey. I am especially
interested in using it as a green manure. If I break a bone, I think I'll go
the traditional medicine route. I didn't realize so many had even heard of
comfrey. Its just amazing what one can learn.

Have Fun

JEM


"MAP" wrote in message
ink.net...
Jim,

A friend who is an MD prescribes comfrey as a poultice for broken/sprained
bones. His wife recovered in less than the estimated time with a broken
bone by having a poultice of comfrey rather than a cast.

Mary Ann

P.S. I have bought it at Whole Foods, but I don't know about growing it.
I would like to know.


"Jim Marrs" wrote in message
...
Has anyone had experience growing Comfrey. Understand that it makes a
good green mature and compost tea. Are there any local sources:

JEM

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 00:13:57 GMT, "David Wright"
wrote:


"Jangchub" wrote in message
.. .
A poultice is applied to the
skin, not ingested. I would never ingest comfrey as it is rather
toxic to the liver.

Maybe you could explain how something applied to the skin could benefit any
internal part without getting into the blood stream, and, therefore, going
through the liver.

David


You didn't post my entire words, so that was pretty sneaky. At any
rate, there are countless prescription drugs on the market right now
which are absorbed by patch, through the skin. Ever hear the term
systemic?

Also, if you would have read what I said, it goes like this:

"I would NEVER ingest comfrey as it is rather toxic to the liver."

In the first part of my op I said YEARS AGO people prescribed the
poultice.

"Jangchub" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 00:13:57 GMT, "David Wright"
wrote:


"Jangchub" wrote in message
. ..
A poultice is applied to the
skin, not ingested. I would never ingest comfrey as it is rather
toxic to the liver.

Maybe you could explain how something applied to the skin could benefit
any
internal part without getting into the blood stream, and, therefore, going
through the liver.

David


You didn't post my entire words, so that was pretty sneaky. At any
rate, there are countless prescription drugs on the market right now
which are absorbed by patch, through the skin. Ever hear the term
systemic?

I'd like to know how you are you using this term.

Also, if you would have read what I said, it goes like this:

"I would NEVER ingest comfrey as it is rather toxic to the liver."

In the first part of my op I said YEARS AGO people prescribed the
poultice.

I wasn't trying to be sneaky at all, and I apologize if I came across that
way.

My point was that anything absorbed through the skin would have to get into
the circulatory system to go anywhere else in the body, and, if it does get
into the blood stream, it will go through the liver, same as if it were
ingested. No way to avoid it.

David