tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308375110862977162.post6185539921997203869..comments2023-04-10T07:44:50.302-07:00Comments on Plant Journeys: Unconfusing the ComfreysAnandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12082303853835512978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308375110862977162.post-47063424213414402282008-06-14T06:05:00.000-07:002008-06-14T06:05:00.000-07:00Thanks for Susun's website. I had it once and lost...Thanks for Susun's website. I had it once and lost it. I tend to agree with her on comfrey, though I don't use it internally much, I would have no problem doing so if it was needed.Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373552388465442107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308375110862977162.post-75314796141847844782008-06-13T07:59:00.000-07:002008-06-13T07:59:00.000-07:00As much as I love Comfrey, and Susun Weed, there's...As much as I love Comfrey, and Susun Weed, there's some serious lack of critical thought in this article.<BR/><BR/>This from Henriette: "(And I don't really believe Symphytum x uplandicum to be PA free -- it's a hybrid of garden comfrey (Symphytum officinale) and prickly comfrey (Symphytum asperum), both of which contain livertoxic PAs.<BR/>Neither does Professor Roeder, who tested the plant: "4.1.12. Symphytum x uplandicum ... A total alkaloid content of ca. 0.2% was found in the dried aerial parts [90, 91, 139, 140]. Russian comfrey should no longer be used for medicinal purposes.")<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, PAs are deadly in tiny amounts and show no symptoms of toxicity until you need a new liver. <BR/><BR/>I still use Comfrey internally at times, but not with children or nursing mothers, who are likely the most vulnerable in this case. <BR/><BR/>Love the plant and love its medicine but I don't quite buy the lack of logic in Susun's defense of it.Oakmoss Changelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859460712415875912noreply@blogger.com