Comfrey: A Common Plant With Uncommon Healing Capabilities

Nicknamed “knit-bone,” comfrey has the superpower of stimulating the body to rapidly heal wounds and mend tissues, bones, and cartilage.
Comfrey: A Common Plant With Uncommon Healing Capabilities
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When Molly Maples suspected a broken little toe after jamming in into a door, she discovered that conventional medical advice was limited to icing, elevating, and using pain medication.

Dissatisfied with these options, Ms. Maples sought relief in traditional remedies, applying a poultice of comfrey and plantain weed to her toe nightly. “My toe completely healed in under four weeks,” she told The Epoch Times. Typically, it takes 4-6 weeks for a baby toe to heal.

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Sheramy Tsai, BSN, RN, is a seasoned nurse with a decade-long writing career. An alum of Middlebury College and Johns Hopkins, Tsai combines her writing and nursing expertise to deliver impactful content. Living in Vermont, she balances her professional life with sustainable living and raising three children.
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