Meet our potent, deeply grounding ally – Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) Known as Knitbone locally, for its remarkable ability to regenerate cells, comfrey is a legendary healer, treasured for centuries in indigenous and Wise Woman traditions.
🌿 Known For:
- Rapid tissue regeneration, wound healing & bone repair
- Soothing inflamed mucous membranes (gut, bladder, lungs)
- Supporting pelvic health & menstrual healing
- Deep nourishment for the musculoskeletal system
✨ Healing Benefits
🦴 Bone & Tissue Healer
- Encourages bone and cartilage repair (used for fractures, sprains, joint pain)
- Speeds up the healing of internal scar tissue, ligaments & skin
🌿 Gut Soother & Mucosal Repair
- Soothes ulcers, leaky gut, and digestive irritation
- Coats and calms inflamed tissue from the throat to the colon
💃🏽 Pelvic & Womb Ally
- Supports post-birth healing, menstrual inflammation & womb softness
- Used in sitz baths and infusions for vaginal or perineal repair
🔥 Anti-inflammatory
- Calms swelling, pain, and deep tissue discomfort—both internally and topically
✅ Is Comfrey Safe to Ingest?
Yes – when used appropriately.
Dried comfrey leaves have a long history of internal use in traditional herbalism, particularly within the Wise Woman tradition and among many indigenous communities. While regulatory bodies such as the FDA have raised concerns about comfrey’s potential liver toxicity due to pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), it's important to clarify: these concerns primarily apply to the roots, not the leaves.
Multiple herbal studies and practitioner accounts confirm that dried comfrey leaves contain negligible to undetectable levels of PAs, especially when harvested properly and used short-term in infusion form.
(We have been using our dried comfrey personally for years, as well as our suppliers who sell them for ingestion, and so we trust they are safe).
👉 Read more from The Herbal Academy
When used mindfully, and in leaf-only preparations, comfrey can support deep tissue healing, respiratory health, and cell regeneration—without harm.
⚠️ Safety & Caution
🧪 Liver Health
Those with liver disease, compromised liver function, or taking hepatically metabolized medications should avoid internal use of comfrey. External use (e.g. poultices or salves made from the dried leaves) is generally considered safe.
🤰🏽 Pregnancy
Internal use is not recommended during pregnancy.
🧒🏼 Children
Avoid internal use in children under 6 unless advised by a trained clinical herbalist.
Trust your body. Trust the plants.
We recommend turning to comfrey infusions during times when your body calls for deep tissue, bone, and structural support. Try it out, see how your body responds. Do not mix her with other herbs so you can truly connect to the plant and see if she works for you!
