🌿 Comfrey Root | Bone & Tissue Support | NYCherbs®

Other Names: Symphytum officinale, Knitbone Root, Boneset Root, Slippery Root, Blackwort, Wallwort, Healing Herb, Common Comfrey, Russian Comfrey, Garden Comfrey, False Comfrey, Alpine Comfrey, Bruisewort, Consuelda, Raíz de Consuelda, Raíz de Comfrey, Raíz de Ruda de Hueso, Ass Ear Herb.

✨ Key Benefits:

🦴 Bone & Tissue Support – Traditionally used externally to support bone healing, joint recovery, and muscle strain.
💪 Wound Care – Known historically as “Knitbone”, comfrey was used in poultices to speed tissue repair.
🌱 Skin Health – Soothes bruises, sprains, and inflammation when applied topically.
🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Properties – Contains allantoin, which promotes new cell growth and reduces irritation.

📌 Traditional & Modern Uses:

• External poultices, salves, or compresses for fractures, bruises, and sprains.

• Used in folk medicine across Europe, Asia, and the Americas as a healing herb.

• Valued in herbalism for its “bone knitting” and connective tissue restoration effects.

⚠ Important Note:
Due to the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), comfrey should NOT be taken internally without professional supervision. It is primarily recommended for external use only.

🌼 Herbal Combinations:

• With Arnica → for bruises and sprains.

• With Calendula → for skin-soothing salves.

• With Mullein → for joint and bone poultices.

🧴 Available Forms:

• Dried Root (Cut & Sifted)

• Powder

• Topical Salve (Herbal Blend)