When you consider that our skin is the largest organ of our bodies, it’s understandable that there are so many remedies for dealing with topical troubles. Scrapes, cuts, bites, burns, rashes and sores ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Comfrey roots and leaves can provide natural healing properties for all different types of ailments because of its high allantoin content which makes cells grow faster. Some time ago, a friend was ...

Our gardening expert explains its benefits for both plants and people My back is a little broken. I blame it on a bag of compost, although my chiropractor blames it on all the tapping I do at the ...

Green leaves of comfrey, also called Symphytum officinale. Learn comfrey plant uses and how to grow comfrey, a strong-growing perennial of the borage family. Great for topical application to aid the ...

A long, hard winter has done the garden some good, for there is a certain vigour this year. However, vegetables that like a long season are playing catch-up. A late start shaved off valuable weeks of ...

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a powerful medicinal herb that has been used for centuries in traditional medicine for its remarkable healing properties. Known as "knitbone" due to its ability to ...

The fuzzy leaves of the blue-flowered comfrey plant contain allantoin, a protein that stimulates cell growth and has long been thought to help broken bones heal. The plant also contains pyrrolizidine ...

There is no evidence for this. Using comfrey by mouth can carry risk of liver damage and links to cancer have been found in animal testing. The person in the video claims that “if you have gum ...