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The wonder plant comfrey<\/strong> is one of the easiest herbs to grow and among other\u00a0amazing benefits it has been known to speed healing in bruises and\u00a0broken bones.<\/p>\n One hardly needs a green thumb to take advantage of this plant’s\u00a0healing properties.\u00a0 Comfrey is most commonly grown from root\u00a0divisions.\u00a0 These can be purchased online from your favorite gardening\u00a0website, or even on Amazon. But even easier,\u00a0they can easily be taken\u00a0out of ground from any mature comfrey plant that you have access to\u00a0without doing the slightest damage to the existing parent plant.<\/p>\n If\u00a0making your own cuttings, simply dig up the entire parent plant, and cut\u00a0off the existing leaves. You can save them for poultice or just \u201cchop and\u00a0drop\u201d them near any plant that you wish to add nutrients to.<\/p>\n Then\u00a0divide the root base-which is about all there is going to be left of\u00a0the plant after removing the leaves-into as many pieces as you can given the plant\u00a0that you have to work with.\u00a0Cutting the\u00a0pieces too small may reduce the chances of survival or at least\u00a0increase the time it will take for the cutting to regrow, try going\u00a0with pieces about the size of your fingers.<\/p>\n Next,\u00a0all you need to do is put the new\u00a0cuttings in containers with potting soil, keep them moist, but not\u00a0saturated, and in indirect sun for around two weeks.\u00a0 When your new\u00a0cuttings first sprout, it will be only time that these hard plants are\u00a0vulnerable, so try to keep them on a start table to reduce pests.<\/p>\n Once established, these plants will continue to produce medicinal\u00a0leaves and grow more roots, allowing you to easily and exponentially\u00a0grow your comfrey supply.<\/p>\n Once you have a hearty\u00a0supply of comfrey in your garden, turning it\u00a0into useful medicine for treating burns, bruises, sprangs, and broken\u00a0bones is just as easy as growing it.<\/p>\n First, harvest the leaves. Consider leaving at least 20% of each plants leaves intact will help speed\u00a0regrowth, but if necessary comfrey can recover from being run down\u00a0with a lawn mower so don\u2019t worry too much.<\/p>\n Then puree, the leaves in a blender that you don\u2019t use for food-or at least one\u00a0that you will clean thoroughly before using again for food, since\u00a0comfrey does contain hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids which can\u00a0cause liver damage if ingested.<\/p>\n If no blender is available, the\u00a0leaves can be finely chopped and beaten to a juicy pulp.\u00a0 The puree or\u00a0pulp can then be placed directly on the wound site and wrapped with plastic wrap\u00a0or cellophane, which would in turn be\u00a0wrapped in an ace bandage to keep it in place.\u00a0 This can be left in\u00a0place over night and changed out in the morning.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t all this plant has to over though, so check back soon for\u00a0more information on how, among other things, comfrey can increase food production and help\u00a0with weed control.<\/p>\n If you liked that, you might also like:<\/b><\/p>\n Free medicine doesn\u2019t just come from the government (kidding!). The wonder plant comfrey is one of the easiest herbs to grow and among other\u00a0amazing benefits it has been known to speed healing in bruises and\u00a0broken bones. One hardly needs a green thumb to take advantage of this plant’s\u00a0healing properties.\u00a0 Comfrey is most commonly grown from<\/p>\nAdvanced Gardening Course To Accelerate Your Food Production\u2026<\/a><\/h3>\n
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