Digest Number 1697
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:57 am
"jagchat01" wrote:
On 2 Sep 2004 14:21:29 -0000 minutus@yahoogroups.com writes:
Hello George,
Symphytum was taken off the 'safe' list when some woman drank 52
cups of comfrey tea 'and' took a big handfull of symphytum root capsules.
Table salt in those doses would be more lethal.
However, symphytum has supposedly been known to have some
properties that can cause liver damage.
Now, my husband's family has used symphytum leaf tea for 4 or 5
generations. Most of the comfrey users lived well into their 80's and
none of them died of any liver problems, and no unusual cancers. We (the
herbalists of the family) have used comfrey leaf for healing wounds and
for chest congestion. Symphytum or comfrey causes epithelial tissue to
grow almost 3 times faster than normal, and is wonderful for both broken
bones as well as for the lingering pain after a break.
However, one thing we do know, is that folk medicine never used the
comfrey root, only the leaves - and for awhile comfrey root was all the
rage in large doses. While we have never found a problem with comfrey
leaf, we do exert caution in its use since the information came out.
And, yes, I still use it for self and family if needed, but until the FDA
comes to approve of its uses again, we will continue to use it only in
potency for clients.
Warmly, Maria