I use the leaves from both. I love learning about different plants and herbs that have many benefits for our health. Here are the parts of my juicer after cleaning. With kids in taekwondo, and a busy homestead , broken bones, bumps and bruises happen on a regular basis around here. We tend to use colloidal silver and other alternatives instead of antibiotics. I am pleased you have both comfrey and mobicosa. rls8994 from Mississippi on February 08, 2014: Wow, this comfrey is an amazing gift from nature. But, in chatting with them, they confessed their recovery periods relied heavily on beer and television. Thank you for posting this information- great to be able to find it easily. Does your comfrey grow near a fruiting tree or shrub, such as Pear? LongTimeMother (author) from Australia on November 25, 2013: Hello, doreen. Aren't you strapped or bandaged? Not only does it increase cell production but it can help wounds to heal-over rapidly. After a week of spending all day every day on his feet, working and walking, he came home early today because his ankle was aching and he simply had to stop. You might find you get a second tea from them - particularly if you add some more dried leaves to the brew. I t is so good to read from someone that knows what they have. LongTimeMother (author) from Australia on July 13, 2014: Hello, Susan. There's an interesting video on that hub I encourage you to watch. I wonder how good the results might have been if I had. I'd need a lot more spare time than I actually have to list all the plants in my garden. lol. He said walking with the poultice on felt like treading in porridge. With the changing season and more comfrey leaves growing, I now plaster the comfrey on thickly. LongTimeMother (author) from Australia on May 26, 2015: Kim, I have no direct experience with Boneset, but my understanding is it is mainly used for fevers and flu. We grow lots of it for all the reasons you mentioned and more, although personally I don't batter anything. Fresh leaf used in stir-fries (please research your species of comfrey and proper dosage to avoid ingesting plants with potential toxicity). Success! THIS IS EASY and GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU! I avoided surgery and didn’t need to go back to see the doctor! I now have a new appreciation for the power of this incredible plant and plan on growing some of my own. One more point about using comfrey powder to make a poultice. I make my own salve using olive oil and beeswax -been doing so since 1973. lol. I have a cyst in my left ankle fracture and have been wearing a splint for 7 weeks now and my x ray in 2 weeks time and was advised this could take 3 months to heal.. Do you think comfrey would help and shade of a few days of recovering? Comfrey is available in processed form from a variety of outlets. It’s important to note, if a bone is broken and not aligned, and comfrey is applied, it will heal in that manner. (You don't have to drill very far to sink a well here.) amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; In other words, it makes cells grow faster. I just ordered steel insoles as suggested by my doctor for painful arthritis in my feet. I wrote about how I add comfrey to our meals there. Despite breaking multiple bones in his ankle and requiring the surgical addition of plates and screws, my husband was walking unaided just three months after his accident. I've been using comfrey for decades. There was an error submitting your subscription. What a brilliant solution to mastitis! My partner had comfrey in the garden and made a poultice for me. I told him my shoulder was sore so they took a few x-rays. You'll see a photo of it on my husband's ankle.) Put the bandage in place, then wrap it with plastic. Sounds like you are getting to be a qualified herbalist! It's been healed ever since. amzn_assoc_default_category = "All"; There was blood pouring out of my mouth. LongTimeMother (author) from Australia on January 19, 2015: Hello shar. Can this method be done using the powder? Regulators in many countries banned all comfrey products for internal use. How often do I need to use comfrey oil on it? lol. Today, this healing plant is widely used in Germany as a topical solution to accelerate the healing process for inflammation, broken bones, bruising, muscle and joint pain, and skin conditions. Lynda Makara from California on October 10, 2016: My accident was one year ago and I've done everything I can to speed healing (good nutrition, supplements, lots of physical therapy). Add a little honey or lemon juice, depending on your personal taste.). Comfrey poultice was applied to the ankle and left for about six hours before washing it off. I am not comfortable displaying links to sites I am not familiar with so I have not approved your comment for display. When it’s cooked, leave the mixture for … I've read great things about both. Comfrey leaves and roots are rich in tannins, a kind of compound that … I've been using it internally for 4 decades including during pregnancy with only outstanding results. May I suggest you also take a look at this link. I know it is easy to grow new plants from root pieces ... and I never plant it close to waterways because I've heard the roots will head for the water. Plus if your daughter has swelling, I’ve written about that as well. Each visit I would rip off the splint as soon as I left the ER and re-do it my soothing way. There have been times that fear was overwhelming. I'm not sure. 95% is very impressive, but I understand your desire to reach 100%. (I don't usually drink.) It is basically designing the garden to mimic a forest in order to achieve the benefits of low fragility, high resilience, diversity, functional interconnection, recycling and conservation of nutrients in the soil, insect balance, low maintenance requirements, minimal to no waste pollution; however every plant is specifically chosen by design, to have multiple beneficial uses, either edible, medicinal, or symbiotic. I have large amounts of comfrey growing in four distinctly different parts of my garden ... to have on-hand for easy use as mulch and animal feed. Bones are not growing after examining the X-ray. I don't have any suggestions for you, and I urge you not to feel remorse about things you might have tried. This was my only income at that time and I could not collect disability due to being self employed. You can use your dried comfrey in a couple of ways. I don't like buying tablets and capsules, and always prefer to grow my own organic produce. I believe it's because we put together a diet strategy incorporating healing foods. Pain was long gone by then. Comfrey is great to have available if you ever need it. Comfrey was once commonly called Knitbone because of its amazing ability to heal broken bones and “knit” them back together again. I kept it on for the day and night. There's a link to my article about appropriate foods within this article. Subscribe to my FREE newsletter! :), hi i have a lot of comfrey in my garden and was wondering how are u using it as a food?.. Yes, you can use comfrey to help repair any broken bones, but I'm not sure how you'll manage to apply a poultice. You can use fresh leaves from your garden or purchase dried comfrey leaves at your local health store. Drain any excess water and place it on top of the gauze and tape it with medical tape. Based on my experience, comfrey does the job when it comes to healing broken bones. I had surgery Aug. 8th and he used two plates and eleven screws to do a fusion with the three bones in my foot. for her to mend). LongTimeMother (author) from Australia on April 03, 2014: Sorry, I have just noticed comments that remain unanswered. If you can't get the paste thick enough to stay on the appropriate part, try spreading the comfrey paste on a piece of gauze bandage first. My husband is back on his feet without crutches! Hello, I'm new to this hub, my mother been a long time user of comfrey as she use to drink it as a child growing up in the south. He has me in a cast now and I am applying ice on it even though the cast guy said I wouldn't feel it. Went to doctor 3 times for the compound fracture of my fifth metacarpal. LongTimeMother (author) from Australia on February 12, 2014: Thank you Kukata Kali and rls8994. Day #2 of using comfrey extact. Yes, it often comes as a surprise to people that traditional herbal remedies can provide genuine relief and healing properties. I researched online and discovered comfrey has many various benefits. How would you go about fixing it? Basically, that he was not responsible for any damage. We also made sure he ate the right kind of foods to aid healing as well. There are foods and herbs to help every ailment I've encountered so far. I'm sure studies could be done to make them look toxic too. http://www.newzealandsbest.com/#USA (I wrote about it in my article about 'How to reduce swelling fast on a broken ankle'.) Here in Australia, however, my juicer is labelled Oscar VitalMax900. Answer: Ask at your local plant nursery. As a single mom and a therapist, my main goal in life was to take pain away from others. I believe hardware cannot be removed sooner than 1 year post-op or longer than 2 years. He left it on for most of the day. Comfrey is a demulcent, and it works to coat and soothe irritated tissues. Yes, we believe it did. 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