Description
Comfrey - Symphytum officinale L. (= S. consolida Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.). - Family: Boraginaceae. - Other Names: Grande consoude (French); Gemeiner Beinwell (German); consolida maggiore (Italian). - Description: A leafy perennial herb with erect flowering stems (up to I m) arising each year from a fleshy rhizome. Large hairy leaves are borne along the stems and tubular blue or yellowish white flowers in one-sided clusters at the tips. - Origin: Europe and western Asia; naturalised in North America and widely grown as a garden subject. Commercial products are obtained from cultivated plants. - Parts Used: Mainly the dried rhizome and roots ( Symphyti radix, Consolidae radix ), sometimes also the aboveground parts ( Symphyti herba ). - Therapeutic Category: Wound-healing. - Uses and Properties: Mainly used externally for the potential to help support symptoms of swelling, bruises, sprains, dislocations, pulled liga - Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 tea bag for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the pot, cover and let steep for 2-4 minutes. Pour into your cup; add milk and sugar to taste. - Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 5 tea bags into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea itself. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into the serving pitcher straining the tea bags. Add ice and top-up with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. - TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium-quality, natural source products that use only the finest, purest and most potent ingredients found around the world. TerraVita is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshne Key Features:Comfrey - Symphytum officinale L. (= S. consolida Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.). - Family: Boraginaceae. - Other Names: Grande consoude (French); Gemeiner Beinwell (German); consolida maggiore (Italian). - Description: A leafy perennial herb with erect flowering stems (up to I m) arising each year from a fleshy rhizome. Large hairy leaves are borne along the stems and tubular blue or yellowish white flowers in one-sided clusters at the tips. - Origin: Europe and western Asia; naturalised in North Amer Country of Origin: USA Manufacturer/Importer/Packed By: Terravita
