{"id":1157,"date":"2012-10-23T12:23:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T16:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lifeasaconsciousmom\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2012-10-29T08:14:17","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T12:14:17","slug":"tuesdays-naturally-comfrey-my-favorite-herb-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lifeasaconsciousmom\/2012\/10\/23\/tuesdays-naturally-comfrey-my-favorite-herb-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"TUESDAYS NATURALLY: Comfrey, my favorite herb, ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is one herb that I always have on hand. For me, it is the most powerful topical healing herb I have met.<\/p>\n

12 years ago, I came up with a salve recipe that included Comfrey. I made up my first batch and when a friend stopped by to visit, I noticed he had a cut on his hand. I said \u2018here, try this,\u2019 and rubbed some of my newly crafted salve onto his cut.<\/p>\n

It was almost like magic. Over the course of his visit, we watched his hand heal right in front of our eyes.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been hooked on the healing power of Comfrey Root ever since.<\/p>\n

I still make my salve, although I\u2019ll admit we are due for a new batch, we\u2019ve been out for quite some time now. In its absence, I have simply decocted the root (I had some on hand), which is just a technical way of saying I put the root in boiling water and let it simmer for 20 minutes \u2013 that\u2019s what decocting is.<\/p>\n

Caidin got a pretty bad cut on his hand and we soaked it for 10 minutes at a time over the course of two days (fortunately it was the weekend) and just as had happened the very first time I used Comfrey Root, we watched his hand heal up in front of our own eyes.<\/p>\n

Comfrey is also called \u2018knit bone\u2019 for its ability to heal broken bones. It is also helpful for sprains and torn ligaments. Because of its incredibly fast ability to heal, there is one precaution which is to be careful to not heal the top layer of a wound, leaving the inside open. This will most likely cause infection.<\/p>\n

My father, before he passed, had an open wound on his foot that\u00a0wouldn’t\u00a0heal. He had poor circulation in his feet and his doctors had already removed three toes from a previous wound that\u00a0wouldn’t\u00a0heal.<\/p>\n

This wound was about the size of a dime, but it was deep and open. We decided to pack the wound with my Comfrey salve and little by little the wound healed from the inside out. So there is a way to work with Comfrey when there are deeper wounds, you just have to be aware to support the healing at the deepest level.<\/p>\n

There are many warnings about not taking comfrey internally. So I\u2019m only discussing external use of comfrey, but I will tell you, it can be taken internally if you know your herbs or you are working with a professional herbalist. I\u2019m amazed at all the fear that\u2019s out there. If you really want to know what herbs can do and can\u2019t do, read old sources like The Modern Herbal by Mrs. M. Grieve, or Back To Eden, by Jethro Kloss or The School of Natural Healing by Dr. John R. Christopher.<\/p>\n

In any event, Comfrey is a great external healer, if used appropriately. You can use the leaves, the stems or the root.<\/p>\n

I just finished reading a thread on a discussion board about comfrey \u2013 everyone saying what they \u2018know\u2019 but really what they \u2018know\u2019 comes from what they read. One person even emphatically stated that Comfrey should not be used on cuts. Without any explanation – just a flat out\u00a0pronouncement that is shouldn’t be used. I’ve explained why that statement might be made, but I’m certain that person was only repeating what someone else had written.<\/p>\n

One of the beneficial things about my training as a Traditional Naturopath and as a Master Herbalist is that we had to experiment with herbs and treatments on ourselves first. Fear is a great way to control people. Right now we live in a society that is programmed to believe if the scientific or medical community hasn\u2019t approved it it\u2019s not ok; or, there is the recycling reports of an herb being \u2018bad\u2019 and we believe it. I want more. I want to know why. What was that study? Who was involved? Where does that information come from? And simply re-citing the same old source doesn\u2019t answer that question.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in herbs I encourage you to get to know them one at a time as I have. Read about them, read everything that you can find. If you find a negative report, dig to the bottom of it to see where that information comes from; was it a viable study or report, does it have merit? Most importantly experiment with the herbs so that you understand from your own personal experience what they can and cannot do.<\/p>\n

Knowledge is power and the earth and her plants offer us great healing resources, but we need to take the steps to educate ourselves about all she has to offer.<\/p>\n

Here’s a simple Comfrey Salve Recipe from Dr. Christopher’s The School of Natural Healing book.<\/p>\n

Comfrey Salve<\/p>\n

2 cups olive oil
\n3 ounce (about six tablespoons) fresh comfrey leaves*
\n1\/2 cup beeswax
\n*or 1\/2 ounce dried<\/p>\n

Put the olive oil and the herbs in the top of a double boiler. Gently cook for 30 to 45 minutes, stirring frequently\u2014little bubbles around the edges of the oil are okay; bubbling throughout the mixture means it’s too hot. Pour the mixture through a strainer to remove the herbs; discard the herbs and set the oil aside. Melt the beeswax in the top of the double boiler. When the beeswax is melted, add the strained oil and stir until completely blended. Pour the mixture into jars or salve tins. When it is cool, label and date it. The salve lasts about a year, more if it’s kept refrigerated.
\n\u00a9 2012 Christine Agro<\/p>\n

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Christine Agro is a clairvoyant, naturopath, Master Herbalist, conscious mom and author of 50 Ways to Live Life Consciously as well as of The Conscious Living Wisdom Cards (Special Moms\u2019 Edition). Christine is founder of The Conscious Mom\u2019s Guide , a membership site where she helps support you on your own journey of living life consciously and on your journey of being a Conscious parent. You can also join Christine on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>. To contact Christine, invite her to speak or to schedule an appointment with her please\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0her<\/p>\n

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