Comfrey

[poliphilo]

We have comfrey (knitbone) growing in the front yard. I forget how it got there (if I ever knew). Ailz suggests every once in a while that I should grub it out and I always refuse. I like wild flowers. Comfrey has a thick hairy stalk, thick leaves and tiny little pinky-purple flower bells. It draws the bees. This year, thanks to all the rain, the strongest plant is nearly as tall as I am. 

Comments

[dadi.livejournal.com]

The word tea is probably misleading here, in German we use it also for the stew to make wet packs. It is not a tea to drink, comfrey can be toxic if assumed internally. I let the dried parts stew for an hour or so in a cup of hot water, and then make wet packs for the aching body parts.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That must cause confusion- having only the one word for two such different things.

[dadi.livejournal.com]

yeah.. one word (Aufguss) can mean infusion, brew, cementation, grouting and tea :D