Comfrey Benefits, Uses & Supplements
Updated Feb. 14th, 2024 | Read Time: 2 Minutes | What You Will Learn:
- Key Health Benefits of Comfrey
- Active Properties & Uses For Comfrey
- Final Cautions & Considerations of This Herb
Comfrey is also known as 'knit bone' for its ability to speed the healing of broken bones. However, comfrey has many more health benefits. It contains agents that help heal the skin, reduce bruising, decrease inflammation and reduce pain.
Key Health Benefits of Comfrey
Topical comfrey is commonly recommended by natural health practitioners for the following conditions:
- Broken bones
- Muscle injury
- Sprained ligaments
- Pulled tendons
- Bruises
- Insect bites and stings
- Skin ulcers
- Eczema, psoriasis & rashes
- Healing sunburns
Active Properties & Uses For Comfrey
Comfrey root contains more active ingredients than the leaf. In Canada, the sale of comfrey, in any form, is currently illegal. If you are cultivating your own comfrey you can make a decoction or tea from the leaves and root.
It can also then be used as a wash or soaked into a poultice. Comfrey can also be used in creams and salves. Homeopathic comfrey is also used for injuries. However, ingesting homeopathic comfrey can be dangerous because the dosage needed to see medicinal effects is also close to the dosage that causes toxicity. This is why this herb isn't legal for sale in Canada because it needs close guidance from a healthcare practitioner. External use in creams or salves; however, is deemed safe.
Final Cautions & Considerations of This Herb
Those who are pregnant or breastfeeding or those with liver disease should not take comfrey. This is because the alkaloids in comfrey may be absorbed, in small amounts through broken skin. If taken internally, comfrey can be highly toxic and should not be ingested.
This is a great product to use. I keep it on hand in the summer for bug bites and also for sore muscles. It works well.
Hello Emily,
Comfrey cream is excellent for topical use and alleviating sore muscles, especially after a workout or during gardening season! We're glad you have been enjoying it, it's always nice to find natural alternatives that work well for you.
Please reach out if you need future assistance, we're always here to help.
Have a healthy day!
I LOVE comfrey, especially as a cream. It's so useful for bruises, scrapes, sore muscles, general pain, and so much more. It's actually a running joke in our house that I will prescribe comfrey cream for just about anything :).
Hello Stephanie,
Comfrey can fix just about anything (topically of course). It is a great pain reliever and good to have on hand in the first aid kit. We're glad your family loves it and thank you for sharing.
Stay healthy & well