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NAME : COMFREY
GAELIC NAME : Lus
Cnámh
LATIN NAME : Symphytum officinale
COMMON / FOLK NAMES : Blackwort
Bruisewort
Gum plant
Healing herb
Knitback
Salsity
Slippery root
Wallwort
Assear
Boneset
Consoliad
Consound
Knit Bone
Miracle Herb
Yalluc.
MEDICINAL PART : Rootstock.
PLACES OF ORIGIN : Europe and the U.S.
HABITAT : Common in moist meadows and other moist places.
DESCRIPTION : Comfrey is a perennial plant. The rootstock is
black outside,
fleshy and whitish inside, and contains a glutinous juice. The angular, hairy stem bears
bristly, oblong lanceolate leaves, some petioled, some sessile. There are also
tongue-shaped basal leaves that generally lie on the ground.
FLOWERING PERIOD : The whitish or pale purple flowers have a tubular corolla
resembling the finger of a glove and grows in forked scorpioid racemes from May to August.
PROPERTIES : Anodyne
Astringent
Demulcent
Emollient
Expectorant
Hemostatic Refrigerant
Vulnerary.
MAGICAL PROPERTIES
GENDER : Feminine.
PLANET : Saturn.
ELEMENT : Water.
POWERS : Safety during
Travel
Money
CELTIC GODDESSES:
Aine
RITUAL USES
Use while calling on Lír
and Manannan Mac Lír, Use while calling of Aine for prosperity and
protection.
MAGICAL USES
Worn or carried, comfrey protects and ensures safety during travel.
Also, tuck some into
your suitcases so that they aren't lost or stolen.
The root is also used in money
spells.
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Last Updated -
August 3, 2023
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