Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Russian comfrey

Plant

Family

Borage Family (Boraginaceae)

English

Russian comfrey, Blackwort, Bruisewort, Comfrey, Gum plant, Healing herb, Quaker comfrey, Wallwort

Latin

Symphytum x uplandicum Nyman, Symphytum uplandicum Nyman., Symphytum asperum x officinale

Plantparts

foliage, Grass, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Adstringent, Alleviating, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-eczemic, Antihemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, Assist healing of wounds, Astrigent, Astringent, Bleeding Stancher, Burn, Burns, check bleeding, Chronic pain, Coolant, Cooling, cough, Coughing, Coughs, Cut, Cutaneous Eruptions, cuts, Demulcent, Digestive ulcers, Eczema, emollient, Emollients, eruption, excema, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, gastric ulcer, haemostatic, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, Hemostat, Hemostatic, Hæmostatic, inhibit bleeding, mitigating, Moisturizers, Mucolytic agent, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, palliative, promotes healing of wounds, Rash, Rashes, Refrigerant, Refrigerent, scorch, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, sores, sprain, Sprains, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stiptic, Stomach ulcers, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, Torn ligament, Traumatic injury, Ulcer, Used in the treatment of cough, Vulnerary, Wound, wound care, wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds, Wounds healing, wound treatment

Cancer

Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, antineoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Neoplasm, tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Homoeopathically uses

bruises, circulatory disorders, circulatory problems, fractures, painful joints

Foods

tea substitute

Other uses

Soil conditioner, soil improvement

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Ingredients

 Natural rubber

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0852

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