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  • Comfrey for sprains

    7 out of 10 people have heard of this.

    Comfrey is used for SPRAINS. The root is pulped and applied to [the] sprain for eight hours

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  • Sprained ankle

    3 out of 3 people have heard of this.

    Comfrey was collected by a fellow student of mine as a boy in the 1940s and taken to the local white witch at Beer, Devon – I think she gave him... More ...

  • 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 ...

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