common comfrey


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Related to common comfrey: Symphytum officinale, blackwort
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Noun1.common comfrey - European herb having small white, pink or purple flowerscommon comfrey - European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
boneset, Symphytum officinale
healing herb, comfrey - leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked
comfrey, cumfrey - perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
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Though there are more than 30 species of comfrey, the most frequently used for medicinal purposes are common comfrey and Russian comfrey.
Using Comfrey Salve for Injured Poultry
yo"4 As "supe weed used t place." flower grow t Russian comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum) is the most popular type of comfrey for the grower, it's a hybrid of Symphytum officinale (common comfrey) and Symphytum asperum (rough comfrey) and is also a useful plant.
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Enw arall ar y cyfardwf neu'r cwmffri (Symphytum officinale; common comfrey) yn Saesneg ydi 'knitbone', ac mae'r enw yn dweud y cyfan - defnyddid gwreiddiau'r cyfardwf er mwyn asio esgyrn oedd wedi torri.
Y border bach - fferyllfa'r werin; BYD NATUR

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