Comfrey Plant Benefits and Safety
Herbs with Rosalee
Rosalee de la Forêt
4.9 • 564 Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The comfrey plant has soooo many benefits, but it’s also one of the most controversial herbs out there. In this episode, I’m sharing safety tips for working with both comfrey root and comfrey leaf. Plus, I’ll be showing you exactly how to make a deeply healing comfrey plant poultice.
Worked with correctly, comfrey is a powerful healing ally. But work with it incorrectly and you could end up doing more harm than good… thus, the controversy over comfrey safety.
After listening to this episode, you’ll know:
► Important safety considerations for working with comfrey
► When comfrey is NOT the right herb to apply to an infected wound
► How to have a fresh comfrey leaf poultice on hand even in winter
This is one episode you don’t want to miss!
Show snippet:
“When used safely, comfrey is hands down the most healing plant for wounds, injuries, burns, and even musculoskeletal pain.” (Timestamp: 21:06)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Herbs with Rosalie podcast, a show exploring how herbs heal as medicine, |
| 0:10.4 | as food, and through nature connection. |
| 0:13.4 | I'm your host, Rosalie de la Foray. |
| 0:15.8 | I'm an herbalist teacher and the best-selling author of the books, Alchemy of Herbs, and Wild Remedies. |
| 0:21.9 | I created this podcast to share trusted herbal wisdom so that you can get the best results |
| 0:26.5 | when relying on herbs for your health. I love offering up practical knowledge to help you |
| 0:32.3 | dive deeper into the world of medicinal plants and seasonal living. My goal is that you'll walk away from each episode feeling inspired to start working with |
| 0:42.1 | herbs in your everyday life. |
| 0:44.7 | Each episode of the podcast is available on my Herbs with Rosalie YouTube channel, as well |
| 0:50.0 | as your favorite podcast app. |
| 0:52.8 | Transcripts and recipes for each episode can be found at |
| 0:56.0 | Herbs with Rosaliepodcast.com. To get the latest news as well as fun bonuses, be sure to sign up for |
| 1:02.9 | my weekly herbal newsletter. Okay, grab your cup of tea. Let's dive in. The comfy plant has so many benefits, but it's also one of the most controversial herbs out there. |
| 1:15.6 | In this episode, I'm sharing safety tips for working with both Comfrey root and Comfrey leaf. |
| 1:21.6 | Plus, I'll be showing you exactly how to make a deeply healing Comfrey plant poultice. |
| 1:28.2 | People have long been amazed by Comfrey's ability to heal wounds and broken bones. |
| 1:33.3 | In the 17th century, herbalist John Parkinson said that Comfrey was so amazing for knitting |
| 1:39.6 | together flesh that if you put two pieces of severed flesh in a pot with Comfrey, they'd be joined together |
| 1:47.0 | again. To be honest, I haven't tried this myself, and while I doubt that it really works, |
| 1:52.8 | I have no doubt that Comfrey is a powerful wound healer. I've seen it work many times with my own |
| 1:58.7 | eyes. Do you have experience with the comfy plant? |
| 2:01.6 | I'd love to hear about it in the comments on YouTube or on the official podcast page, |
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