Steinmetz:Symphytum

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Symphytum officinale

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Borraginaceae
English Names
  • Comfrey
  • Blackwort
  • Knitbone
Natural Habitat
  • North- and Central Europe (including Great Britain)
  • temperate Asia
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Consolidae = Herba Symphyti
  • Radix Consolidae majoris = Radix Symphyti
Constituent(s)
  • leaf: symphyto-cynoglossin
  • consolidin (both nerv-poison)
  • mucilage
  • tannin; root: phytosterin
  • coniferin
  • tannin
  • sugar
  • mucilage
  • asparagin
  • allantoin
  • gum
  • resin
  • consolidin (nerv-poison)
  • cholin
Action
  • leaf: stimulant for tissue growth; root: astringent
  • haemostatic
  • expectorant
  • sedative
  • demulcent

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