COMFREY Definition & Meaning

comfrey

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noun

plural comfreys.

any coarse Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Symphytum, of the borage family, as the widely cultivated S. officinale, having hairy, lance-shaped leaves and drooping clusters of small, white, rose-colored, or purplish flowers.

comfrey

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noun

any hairy Eurasian boraginaceous plant of the genus Symphytum, having blue, purplish-pink, or white flowers

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Origin of comfrey¹

1275–1325; Middle English cumfirie, conferye < Anglo-French cumfirie, Old French confire < Medieval Latin *confervia for Latin conferva conferva

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Origin of comfrey¹

C15: from Old French cunfirie, from Latin conferva water plant; see conferva

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He said herbs with bigger leaves generally do better in lower-light conditions so he recommends things such as basil, mint and Italian flat-leaf parsley, borage and comfrey.

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Applying comfrey to the skin however is perfectly safe.

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I have begun using Steuart’s Pain Formula with arnica and comfrey.

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In the lexicon of permaculture, comfrey is known as a dynamic accumulator.

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She was applying her own “flower tea” — a mix of raw milk from their Nigerian dwarf goats, molasses, fermented plant juice, eggshell extract and comfrey — to give the plants a nutritional boost.

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