comfrey
comfrey This is a wild plant whose root is scraped and used for sprains. When cut the root is white but turns yellow after a while. The scrapings are put on a cloth and bound around the sprained area. This becomes quite hard and acts as sort of cast. I remember seeing this plant growing near my gran...
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| Language: | English |
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1972
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/17487 |
| Summary: | comfrey This is a wild plant whose root is scraped and used for sprains. When cut the root is white but turns yellow after a while. The scrapings are put on a cloth and bound around the sprained area. This becomes quite hard and acts as sort of cast. I remember seeing this plant growing near my grandparents' house about 10-12 years ago. JH 8 /72 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 05 Jul 2016 |
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