Super Medicinal Plants

Scientific name: Arnica montana Fuente:

Scientific name: Symphytum officinale Common name: boneset, knitbone Comfrey, a native of Europe and northern Asia, growing in damp grasslands and along rivers and streams. Comfrey is most common in central Europe, rare in southern Europe. Comfrey is a perennial that grows from 2 to 4 feet tall on an angular stem. It has large lancelet or oval leaves which are about 12 inches long with a protruding midvein.  The broad lance-shaped eaves at the plant's base grow to more than a foot in length and up to 4 inches wide.  The leave  get smaller as they get higher up the stem.  The rough, hairy, sandpaper-textures leaves are distinctly winged, and the leaf base cleaves the stem.  Both the leaves and the stem are bristly. The bell shaped flowers grow in curled clusters and can be whitish, pink or purplish. Comfrey is found growing in the wild in open woods, along streams, and in meadows. Once planted in a garden comfrey tends to take over and can be difficult ...