Comfrey. Helpful, healing properties, contraindications, photo grass, use for medicinal plants joints, root, how to prepare an ointment, gel

Herb comfrey has been known for 2,600 years. The first mention of the rank and file can be found in the writings of botany Teofasta and philosopher Dioscorides called it Sýmphytum – connect. Ancient Russians called larkspur comfrey, grass-visas, greasy roots, Bonecrusher.

The modern name of the plant derives from the characteristics of the habitats - entire plantations can be found in wetlands, lowland rivers and lakes. Beneficial properties may be called true of comfrey magic - the ability to heal damaged tissue burns, injuries, sprains and facilitate pain syndromes of various nature.

It looks like and where it grows comfrey

Comfrey - a plant of the family Boraginaceae. It is a perennial. The root system has a large branching thick dark brown, almost black roots with multiple processes. On the cut roots of white, greasy to the touch. Comfrey stalk thick and straight. Branches spreading plants and covered with fine hairs.

Comfrey leaves are large and regular, have an egg shape, closer to the top of the plant - more pointed. At the bottom of the bush leaves and petioles rough with fine hairs, and on top - sessile.

Flowers are collected at the top of the stem and branches, resemble bells with drooping racemose inflorescence. The flowers can be purple, red, blue and purple. Flower stalks starts in early May.

We eat the fruit of comfrey - shiny and smooth balls, nuts, ripening in September.

Comfrey can reach a meter in height, likes moist soil, but because the distribution area - is wetlands with rivers and streams, such as European part of Russia, Western Siberia, New Zealand, almost all of Europe, North America, and the northern and eastern parts of Central Asia

Structure

The comfrey contains not only useful, but also toxic substances.

In the manufacture of medicinal forms it is important to comply with dosage and know the composition of materials and components of the plant:

substances	Description	The action in the treatment of
allantoin	The highest percentage found in the roots	It is a local anesthetic; astringent effect; anti-inflammatory; promotes regeneration of skin cells
Alkaloid	contains a nitrogen and an alkaline reaction, it gives an indication of toxicity of the plant	pain reliever; expectorant; It promotes the excretion of mucus from the lungs; overdose possible paralysis of the nervous system and the development of cancerous tumors
flavonoid	plant pigment, a vitamin P group	promotes blood vessel walls and prevents their fragility; antioxidant
mucus plant	water-soluble polysaccharide	pain reliever; enveloping with tanning effect
Tannin (tannin)	genes related to the level of natural phenolic compounds together	bactericidal; bacteriostatic
acids	chlorogenic, caffeic, hydroxycinnamic, rosemary lithospermic,	antiseptic
inulin	carbohydrate, is a dietary fiber	outputs the salts of heavy metals; improves metabolism

Comfrey increases the useful properties due to the presence in the composition of B vitamins₁₂.

Beneficial features

Due to its unique chemical composition, comfrey has the following useful and used in the treatment of various diseases steps:

• anti-inflammatory;
• antiseptic;
• pain reliever;
• antispasmodic;
• antimicrobial;
• enveloping;
• hemostatic;
• regenerating
• tonic.

Indications

Comfrey is used at home for the treatment of these diseases and ailments:

• stop bleeding (wounds, cuts);
• the healing of burns and their pain management;
• fusion of the bones (fractures);
• therapy in oncology (cancer, sarcoma);
• hemorrhoids;
• asthma, tuberculosis;
• elimination of pain syndromes of different nature;
• dental diseases (periodontitis, stomatitis);
• diseases of the joints (arthritis, gout, rheumatism)
• inflammation of the digestive system (gastritis, ulcers scarring, normalize appetite);
• skin diseases (scrofula, psoriasis);
• diseases of the urogenital system (prostatitis, the prevention of breast cancer);
• diseases of the cardiovascular system (hypertension)
• regeneration of skin cells (cosmetology).

Benefits for Men

Useful properties of comfrey essential in the treatment of prostatitis and vezikulita. For this purpose, in tandem candles and infusions. candle making recipe: Comfrey root (1 part) and black poplar buds (1 part), grind into powder, add the vaseline. Form a candle with the help of disposable syringes. Candles ready to be stored in the refrigerator.

Recipe for infusion: milled roots (powder 2 tsp) + boiling water (400 ml). Infuse mixture wrapped container in a warm tissue, for one hour. Take 3 tablespoons before meals at least three times daily. The course of the infusion for 2-3 days.

For women

Medicinal properties of comfrey have a beneficial effect on women's health in the conditions of menopause (menopause). For the treatment of essential tincture with course reception. Recipe: fresh root (50 g), grate, put in a jar, pour 0.5 liters of vodka, put infuse for two weeks in a dark place. The infusion prior to use to filter.

Terms course of treatment: ½ diluted in a glass of water or milk 1 ml infusions (measure syringe). Course admission: 30 days daily before meals for at least three times - a break for 10 days - to repeat the course. The infusion can also be applied to prevent the development of mammary tumors.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Comfrey useful properties does not show when it is used for pregnant women. The active ingredients in comfrey help improve muscle tone of the uterus, so pregnancy is forbidden to take any dosage forms with comfrey, or can cause miscarriage.

Also not recommended for lactating women to use comfrey, since it contained alkaloids (Dangerous poison), which can be through breast milk and cause poisoning in a child death or outcome.

For children

Children comfrey contraindicated to 16 years, as the child's body is in a stage of development and formation of the nervous system. Alkaloid poisons comfrey harm the fragile child's nervous system, causing her paralysis.

comfrey treatment of diseases of the joints

Most often, the plant is used to treat cardiovascular system, joints, arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatism. Comfrey useful properties exhibits a very fast and accurate anesthesia, removal of edema and improve joint mobility.

For the treatment of joints used ointments and tinctures for rastirok:

• Ointment applied to the affected area with a thin layer of hide paper or cloth, woolen fabric wrap the top, for example a scarf. Therapeutic compress not deploy 4:00. A course of treatment is 10 days daily.
• Infusion for rubbing (mushy mixture) is applied, covered with a cloth, and then a film to insulate wool. Making a compress on the night. Repeat every 2 days 2 days.

The recipes for ointments and rubbing:

• 2 tbsp root powder + 4 tbsp swine or other animal fat. To enhance the effect of anti-inflammatory effects, add 1 tsp demiksida.
• Mix ½ cup roots powder with 2 tablespoons of honey + 50 ml of vegetable oil. The mixture was brought to a homogeneous mass by heating to a minimum heat and let stand for 48 hours.

in oncology

As an adjunctive therapy used comfrey root infusion with the treatment of cancer. Recipe tincture: 5 g of roots placed in cold water (200 mL). Infuse 1/2 days. Drain the solution was infused into a separate jar, roots pour boiling water (200 ml).

After one hour infusion strain previously depressing the roots. The filtered solution is to add one of this liquid. Rules of admission: 3 times a day on an empty stomach ½ cup.

when hemorrhoids

For effective treatment of hemorrhoids is best to carry out a comprehensive treatment ointment, tincture and candles.

• candles prepared by mixing 1 g of powder, 1 g of poplar buds and 3 g of cocoa butter. Treatment is carried out before bedtime.
• For tinctures: 250 ml of vodka + 100 g roots (dried - break, fresh - grate), resealed tightly cover and insist 20 days in a place where no sunlight penetrates (room, closet). Before the beginning of the reception filter. Admission rules: three times a day for two weeks - 10 drops daily on an empty stomach. For preparing ointments require powder (1 part) and tallow (4 parts). Mix thoroughly and the resulting mixture simmer for 25 minutes in an oven.

when mastitis

Using ointment of comfrey root, mastopathy can be cured in 6-7 treatments. For ointments need: 300g root fir resin (70 g), 250 g fat, 200 g of vodka.

Recipe. Soak root to 6 hours in the water, and then scroll through a meat grinder. In an enamel container in a water bath to melt the fat and resin enter scrolled raw root. 20 minutes to prepare the mixture on low heat. At the end, add the vodka, remove from the heat capacity of the mixture and allow to cool. After cooling ointment carefully knead until smooth.

A method for treating mastitis: on linen cloth put ointment on top of a layer of cotton. By the chest to make a clean linen cloth at her prepared ointment fabric and wool. Secure and leave for 2 hours. Carry out procedures on a daily basis.

When bruises and torn ligaments

Using comfrey and its ability to stimulate bone regeneration and cartilage repair, cured strains, sprains, and bruises.

Effective treatment is best done comprehensive treatment:

• lotions using broth;
• Bandage ointment impose on contusion, sprain thick, top cover film or paper. Wrap in heat.

When a herniated disc

Using oil and medicinal elixir to cure intervertebral hernia possible. The process is long, but effective.

• Oil Recipe: It will need 50 grams of dried root and 500 grams of vegetable oil. Infuse the oil of 8-10 days in a dark place. The oil used for massage.
• Elixir recipe: carefully stir 2 tsp powder with 4 tsp honey, give the weight of the present day. Accept curative composition each day, pre-breeding 1 tsp elixir 250 g of water for 1 hour before meals.

The course of medical elixir of two weeks. To be effective in the treatment of herniated discs hold three consecutive courses with breaks between courses of a fortnight.

by bleeding

Bleeding from a different nature will comfrey juice freshly squeezed from the root. Juice has a slimy appearance.

Methods of Use juice:

• nasal bleeding - from cotton to make turunda (dense cushion), dip into the juice and enter deep into the sinuses (nose);
• bleeding from injuries - the juice to drip directly onto the wound or incision.

when fractures

When fractures is necessary to use complex treatment comfrey:

• Dressings with fresh leaves. The leaves are crushed in a blender and apply to fracture at the first aid.
• Compress from the root. 100g boil in 1 liter of water. Strain, cool. Moisten a gauze bandage and put on the fracture.
• Ingestion medicinal elixir.
• Ointment multicomponent. It takes 10 grams of powder, comfrey leaf 2 c, 2 c flowers chestnut and acacia, c 6 tallow (better bearish). Fat to melt and mix with crushed into a powder the other ingredients. Protomai oven 3 h. Ointment to rub a sore spot for the night for 10 days.

Such conjoint treatment accelerate coalescence of bone tissue.

When purulent periodontitis

When purulent periodontitis and other dental diseases in the oral cavity will comfrey tincture milk. With it removed, not only inflammation, but also bolevoo feeling. Recipe tincture: Mix 10 g of fresh grated milk glass with roots (200ml) and protomai 5-6 hours in the oven. Rinse mouth infusion.

In diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Comfrey, useful properties which have been known since ancient times has been used successfully in the treatment of digestive diseases. Its action is expressed in pain relief, it can be healed ulcers.

1. When inflammation of the bowel use the infusion, which envelops the intestinal wall, reduces inflammation and irritation. To obtain the infusion to dissolve in a glass of warm water 2 tsp powder to infuse medication 10 hours. Drink ¼ cup before meals at regular intervals (eg, every 6 hours) is not more than three days prior to the cessation of pain.
2. For scarring ulcer very effective multicomponent infusion: 20 c comfrey root, 30 g of plantain leaves, hypericum, knotweed, marigold flowers, chicory and horsetail ordinary add water (½ L). At moderate heat to bring to boiling starts. Do not boil! After cooling strain. receiving a rule: 200ml daily for 10 days. After a week break, repeat the course.

The use of comfrey in cosmetology

Comfrey is widely used in cosmetics, as a part of it is allantoin that promotes skin cell regeneration, and flavanid having beneficial properties for the fight against microbes.

1. For the treatment of skin acne It applies an infusion of 10 grams of powder from comfrey root dissolved in ½ cup of boiling water. Infuse the mixture for 5-6 hours, drain and clean the acne on his face.
2. to rejuvenate cook oil powder, apply on face. After 15 min wash in warm water. Use the oil is not more than twice a week.

Comfrey slimming

Comfrey - is not the right tool for the purpose of weight loss and weight loss, because on the contrary, its useful properties of the components cause appetite.

Tincture

Tinctures - is alcohol-containing solution with the addition of herbs and plants. Recipe tincture of comfrey: 50g root mixed in a glass container (bank) with 500 ml of vodka. Put in a dark place for 2 weeks. Occasionally shake the container.

Such infusion effectively treated joints, sciatica, arthritis, herniated intervertebral. For the treatment it is necessary to make compresses and rub the sore spot. The larger effect is achieved in the course of treatment: 10 days -3 days break - repeat 3 times.

decoction

Broth from comfrey prepared as follows: particulate root (3 tbsp. l) is filled with water (500 ml) and the container is placed on a small fire for 15-20 minutes. Simmer, covered. Cool and strain. Since a long time decoctions are not stored - no more than two days in the refrigerator, it is better to cook them on a daily basis. Decoctions are used for lotions and compresses rubdowns.

Ointment

Ointment - is the elixir of health in the treatment of many diseases, such as varicose veins, eczema, skin infections, psoriasis and scrofula, injuries, ulcers, arthritis and others. Classic recipe ointments 1 tbsp powder + 2 tbsp protomai fat in a water bath for an hour. At cooling add + 15 demiksida drops. Instead demiksida can add honey, camphor oil, propolis.

Infusion with milk

For the treatment of renal failure, colds, bronchial asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, it is recommended to use an infusion of root milk. Recipe: 10 grams of powder from comfrey root pour 200 ml of milk. The capacity with the mixture put in the oven for 6 hours at a temperature of 150^aboutFROM. Cool and strain. Use the infusion 3 times a day after meal 1 tablespoon

Important to remember! Children under 16 years old is forbidden to give dosage forms based on comfrey because of its toxicity.

Powder

Of dry comfrey root powder can be prepared by hand with a mortar or apply electric grinder. The powder is needed for the preparation of medicinal forms, and is also used as a separate medicine for powders to wounds and ulcers.

Home-based cream comfrey

Cream is used for rubbing in joints and other sore spots. Recipe: powder from a dry root is mixed in a ratio of 1: 4 with a baby cream. You can take fresh root, which should grate. The cream stored in the refrigerator to 5 days in a sealed glass jar lid prosterilizovanoy.

Contraindications

The main contraindications to the use of comfrey root for medicinal purposes is the intolerance of components. Therefore, before the use of any form of medical remedy should check with comfrey allergy.

For this purpose, the elbow or wrist to apply a small amount of ointment, tincture, decoction or cream. If within an hour there will be redness, or there will be a rash of rashes, felt itching and burning, then apply comfrey strictly prohibited.

Contraindicated to use comfrey also at:

• pregnancy
• lactation
• hypotension
• liver diseases

Important! It is strictly forbidden the use of comfrey for children up to 16 years.

Possible risk of harm and side effects

Comfrey can harm non-compliance with the dosage in the preparation of medicinal forms, for example it can lead to paralysis of the nervous system, the development of cancerous tumors.

It must be remembered! The plant contains alkaloid having a toxic effect on the liver. If you do not take breaks at course treatment of various diseases, carcinogens They accumulate in the body and can cause venous thrombosis, malignant tumors in the urogenital system and in the liver.

Collection and Storage

Collecting leaves can be carried out all year round, but they can not be stored. If the preparation of medical form required leaves, they must be fresh, not to lose the beneficial properties of comfrey.

To collect in store root needs young roots, located at the side of the mother. They break off with a crunch that speaks to their youth and juiciness. Make a note! Harvested roots are not washed, cleaned of brush land lumps, pre-dried.

Since the collection of accounts for the rainy season, it is necessary to seriously consider the drying. Harvested roots are strung on a thick thread and hang to dry in a well ventilated dry place for a week. The root is ready for use for medicinal purposes when cut at the root of the flesh turns yellow, while breaking will emit a ringing crash.

The most optimal time to harvest the roots of comfrey for the future is at the end of October and lasts until the end of November. By the fall of comfrey useful properties accumulate in the roots of the maximum for therapeutic use. Store dried roots in the best linen bags or paper bags of not more than three years.

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