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    BONE HEALER

    Dec 09, 2020 2 minutes
    Words Jennifer Stackhouse

    Comfrey has fallen in and out of favour. Once commonly used as a herbal remedy, its internal medicinal use was banned when it was shown to cause liver toxicity and the plant has since been listed as a poison.

    In ancient times, it refers to the growing together of bones, as does “comfrey” itself (from Latin , or “knitting together”).

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