[MR] Boo Boo Juice

[M'lady Foxy]

Comfrey= properties and uses
 The plant is demulcent and slightly astringment.For merly i was somewhat esteemedas a vulnerary but later used domestically in nasal congestion or catarrah.
 I may be boiled in water,wine,or made into a syrup,and taken in doses from a wineglass full to a teacupful of the peparation,two or 3 times daily.
Externally the fresh root ,bruised ,forms an excellent application to bruises,fresh wounds,etc.

 info from The Herbalist Clarence Meyer (except typos those are mine)

Comfrey (symphytum officinale)\
AKA Knitbone/Bruisewort/woundwort

Comfrey has been used as a healing herb since 400 bc (so it could be period).It was known to have the power to encourage body tissue repair.The Greeks used it to stop heavy bleeding and treat bronchial problems.Dioscorides ,a Greek physican of the first century ,prescribed the plant to heal wounds and mend broken bones.
 The Cherokee have used this plant internally for a number of ailments.

 Much more info way to long to type.. this info from The Little Herb Encyclopedia by Jack Ritchason ,N.D

I HIGHLY advise talking to your doctor if you are on any meds.. some herbs do react very badly with modern meds.
 

--- On Thu, 10/22/09, Jim Looper <jimlooper at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jim Looper <jimlooper at embarqmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MR] Boo Boo Juice
> To: atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 7:24 AM
> Primarily due to the fact that you
> cannot patent what nature produces. You can patent the
> process used to remove the oil from a plant, you cannot
> patent the oil itself. So you big money pharmaceutical
> companies are not going to pursue that avenue...
> 
> Lucien
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Becky McEllistrem"
> <bmcellis at yahoo.com>
> To: <atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [MR] Boo Boo Juice
> 
> 
> I should also add that more and more information is coming
> out about essential oils even though there are very few
> professionals getting paid to research it.
> 
> Rebecca 
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