Comfrey

Advantages: Stuffed with natural goodness
Disadvantages: Hairy and rampant

Comfrey to me was always ‘boneset’; that’s the name I knew it by – it has been well known as a remedy for broken bones since the Middle Ages. I also knew it as being carried for protection on a journey. These days it is better known for its excellence as a fertilizer. I would not have it in my garden. Happily, there is tons of the stuff rampaging around a corner of my mother’s garden, which is much bigger than mine. Basically, Comfrey is a hairy ...
...in with the fact that Comfrey is a good slug trap, I am not sure. How closely are slugs and snails related, or are they simply thrown together, along with puppy dogs tails to make little boys? But I digress, if you have comfrey in your garden, the slugs will all go there for the evening and leave the rest of your plants alone – unless of course, you have laid beer on for them in which case, they will all drown. The proteins are important for the ... Read review

Advantages: nature's best free fertiliser
Disadvantages: it smeels foul

Comfrey is one of nature's jewells . Besides having edible uses this herb is the organic gardeners greatest ally . The leaves of the Russian kind of Comfrey make some of the best liqiud manure available and the best bit of all ? It is free. Simply gather the leaves in big quantaties and squash them so that eventually the juice contained in the leaves comes out . This can then be diluted seven parts to one as it is pretty strong and used to feed ...
...with anything in nature there is a downside . This is the liquid don't half pong . But hey it becomes an aquired smell ! Drain pipes and buckets or containers with a tap at the bottom are often used to store the leaves until they rot down . The plants themselves can get rampant and take up a fair bit of space but I for one would not want to be without this plant . ... Read review

Advantages: helpful for arthritic conditions
Disadvantages: can grow all over if not kept in check

COMFREY Symphytum Officinale Also known as: knitbone, boneset, blackwort, bruisewort and slippery root. Can be used as a poultice to ease psoriasis on the skin, is also good for treating wounds and easing mild sprains. And is excellent as a poultice to ease arthritic conditions. There are several ways to take it. As a poultice made from fresh leaves. As a decoction, in essential oils and as an extract in lotions and creams. Comfrey is a pretty flower, ...
...Pots if you want to grow it yourself, as it can go a little wild. It’s a perennial and prefers to grow in damp areas. It’s rough leaves are covered in short hairs, and grow in a rosette on the ground. Its pink and blue leaves will show from May to July.You can use the leaves to make compost and they will grow to around 30cm Plants are available online for £1.30 from www.buyherbs.co.uk ... Read review