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'''''Symphytum officinale''''' is a [[perennial]] [[flowering plant]] of the genus ''[[Symphytum]]'' in the family [[Boraginaceae]]. Along with several other species of ''Symphytum'', it is commonly known as [[comfrey]].
The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.
Comfrey has been used in [[folk medicine]] as a [[poultice]] for treating burns and wounds. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of [[herbal tea]], is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage.<ref>http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FPHN%2FPHN7_07%2FS1368980004001156a.pdf&code=f5f837200b6f79862cf84720c13bb8d5</ref>
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Symphytum officinale, Linn. (S. bohemicum, F. W. Schmidt). Perennial, about 3 ft. high: root thick: st. branched, white-pilose: lvs. slightly pilose, basal and lower cauline ovate - lanceolate, upper oblong-lanceolate, all broadly decurrent at base: fls. white, yellowish, purple, or rose, in drooping cymes. Eu., Asia. Var. argenteum, Hort., is offered in the trade as growing 2 ft. high, with silver-variegated foliage and drooping blue fls. Var. aureum, Hort., is offered in the trade as a golden variegated form growing 2 ft. high. Var. coccineum, Hort. (S. coccineum, Hort., ex Schlecht.), is offered in the trade as a scarlet-fld. form. Var. lilacinum, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. purpureum, Pers. (S. officinale var. bohemicum, Don), has reddish purple fls. Eu. Var. variegatum, Hort., has lvs. widely margined with creamy white. F.S. 18:1901-1902.
Symphytum officinale, Linn. (S. bohemicum, F. W. Schmidt). Perennial, about 3 ft. high: root thick: st. branched, white-pilose: lvs. slightly pilose, basal and lower cauline ovate - lanceolate, upper oblong-lanceolate, all broadly decurrent at base: fls. white, yellowish, purple, or rose, in drooping cymes. Eu., Asia. Var. argenteum, Hort., is offered in the trade as growing 2 ft. high, with silver-variegated foliage and drooping blue fls. Var. aureum, Hort., is offered in the trade as a golden variegated form growing 2 ft. high. Var. coccineum, Hort. (S. coccineum, Hort., ex Schlecht.), is offered in the trade as a scarlet-fld. form. Var. lilacinum, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. purpureum, Pers. (S. officinale var. bohemicum, Don), has reddish purple fls. Eu. Var. variegatum, Hort., has lvs. widely margined with creamy white. F.S. 18:1901-1902.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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Symphytum officinale is a perennial flowering plant of the genus Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae. Along with several other species of Symphytum, it is commonly known as comfrey.

The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.

Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea, is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage.[1]


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Symphytum officinale, Linn. (S. bohemicum, F. W. Schmidt). Perennial, about 3 ft. high: root thick: st. branched, white-pilose: lvs. slightly pilose, basal and lower cauline ovate - lanceolate, upper oblong-lanceolate, all broadly decurrent at base: fls. white, yellowish, purple, or rose, in drooping cymes. Eu., Asia. Var. argenteum, Hort., is offered in the trade as growing 2 ft. high, with silver-variegated foliage and drooping blue fls. Var. aureum, Hort., is offered in the trade as a golden variegated form growing 2 ft. high. Var. coccineum, Hort. (S. coccineum, Hort., ex Schlecht.), is offered in the trade as a scarlet-fld. form. Var. lilacinum, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. purpureum, Pers. (S. officinale var. bohemicum, Don), has reddish purple fls. Eu. Var. variegatum, Hort., has lvs. widely margined with creamy white. F.S. 18:1901-1902. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

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References

  1. ↑ http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FPHN%2FPHN7_07%2FS1368980004001156a.pdf&code=f5f837200b6f79862cf84720c13bb8d5

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