Comfrey
Comfrey
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Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
Varieties: Bocking 14
Perennial anchorMedicinalCover cropPerennial anchor
Ayurvedic Profile
Dosha Effect
Pacifies Vata & Pitta
Rasa / Taste
Sweet; Astringent
Virya / Energy
Cooling
Medicinal Actions
Vulnerary, demulcent, cell-proliferant ('knitbone'); heals bone and tissue
Why This Plant
"Saturn rules bones, structure, and time. Comfrey — 'knitbone' — mends what is broken in the body's architecture, teaching the patient, structural healing that Capricorn embodies."
Cultivation
Vigorous deep-rooted perennial; full sun to part shade; dynamic accumulator for compost.
Zone: 6a
Safety
External use only — internal use cautioned (liver alkaloids). Flag clearly.
