Henry Doubleday (1813-1902), a Quaker, brought Russian comfrey to England. He believed that comfrey would help prevent worldwide famine, so his last 30 years were spent in research. He could never ...

Last fall I had carefully harvested and dried comfrey roots to make oil with. It was a careful process and took a while. While in storage in our pantry, a squirrel broke in to steal some nuts and ...

It's been cultivated since 400 BC as a healing herb. Greeks and Romans used comfrey to stop heavy bleeding and heal broken bones. Today, the leafy... May 26, 2006 — It's been cultivated since 400 BC ...

Shakespeare’s complete works make reference to more than 50 types of flower. Hamlet’s Ophelia delivers a monologue about ...

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

What has the nursery rhyme ”Jack and Jill” got to do with herbs? Well, for me a great deal. I come from Somerset, a part of England`s West Country, an area of the British Isles where many nursery ...

When I first met her, we were on no uncertain terms — comfrey was not my friend. I was a first-year student at The Evergreen State College in Washington state, and I was determined to have a garden. I ...

I have heard that the herb comfrey might be toxic to pets. I prefer to use herbs instead of traditional medications when possible, but I don’t want to give my cat something that can hurt her. What are ...