noun
definition
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically Symphytum officinale.
Examples of comfrey in a Sentence
Thus in borage it is rotate, tubular in comfrey, funnel-shaped in hounds-tongue, and salvershaped in alkanet (Anchusa); the throat is often closed by scale-like outgrowths from the corolla, forming the so-called corona.
They are occasionally adulterated with the leaves of Inula Conyza, ploughman's spikenard, which may be distinguished by their greater roughness, their less divided margins, and their odour when rubbed; also with the leaves of Symphytum officinale, comfrey, and of Verbascum Thapsus, great mullein, which unlike those of the foxglove have woolly upper and under surfaces.
Young nettles, grass cuttings and comfrey are good natural activators.
Examples include calendula, eyebright, chamomile, and comfrey.
That's what I use the first comfrey cut for.
Plants on the ground, including comfrey, clover, iris and nasturtium, all have positive effects on apple trees.
In the background the blue barrel contains comfrey liquid manure.
As I don't have as much comfrey as I would like, a different method than the earlies.
There were many wild flowers on this walk, including wild mignonette and blue, or sometimes called Russian, comfrey.
Oh comfrey the comforting, you cunning witch, how I adore you!
The comfrey is covered with a weed suppressant fabric which will also help to warm the soil.
Comfrey is an herb used in organic gardening, as well as by herbalists in natural medicine.
Comfrey (Symphytum) - Suited for naturalising in open sunny places, and, when well grown in masses, their foliage has a fine effect.
The Bohemian Comfrey (S. bohemicum) is a handsome perennial, about 1 foot high, with, in early summer, erect twin racemes of brilliant reddish-purple flowers.
The variegated leaved form of the common Comfrey (S. officinale) has striking variegation, effective in a garden of hardy flowers, and thriving in any soil.
Ingredients include extracts of comfrey, chamomile, and rosemary, organic dandelion, aloe vera, and geranium, and oregano and tea tree oils.
Homeopathic comfrey (Symphytum officinale) may be helpful in treating pain due to broken jaw bones but should only be used after the bones have been reset.
These include aloe (Aloe barbadensis), oil of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), calendula (Calendula officinalis), comfrey (Symphytum officinale), and tea tree oil (Melaleuca spp.).
After they are fully mixed, add in a bag of comfrey tea and heat the entire mixture to a soft boil.
Simply soak a bandage in comfrey tea and apply it to the injury for an hour.
Use a moisturizer daily on your delicate eye skin.Shop around for moisturizing creams that contain Vitamin E, aloe or comfrey.
Layers of comfrey can be placed on the compost heap from time to time to act as a compost accelerant.
Comfrey tea may help simple bruises heal faster.