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• Bruises and sprains

  5 out of 6 people have heard of this.

  I learned from a Lancashire miner that comfrey was widely used for bruises and sprains (boiling the leaves to get a solution)

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• Arnica, mountain arnica, mountain tobacco

  Arnica is a herbaceous perennial plant, with daisy-like flowers that are bright yellow. Arnica is native to Europe and central Asia where requi... More ...

• Comfrey

  Comfrey was once among Britain’s most-used herbal remedies, as it was available in abundance along rivers and in ditches. It is readily recognis... More ...

• What happened to witch-hazel?

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  At school whenever we bumped ourselves we would have cotton wool soaked with witch-hazel to either reduce the swelling or draw out the bruise (I... More ...