Definitions for: Comfrey


[n] leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked
[n] perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas



Webster (1913) Definition: Com"frey, n. [Prob. from F. conferve, L. conferva, fr.
confervere to boil together, in medical language, to heal,
grow together. So called on account of its healing power, for
which reason it was also called consolida.] (Bot.)
A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the
genus Symphytum.

Note: A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the ``common
comfrey'' (S. officinale) is used in cough mixtures,
etc.; and the gigantic ``prickly comfrey'' ({S.
asperrimum}) is somewhat cultivated as a forage plant.

Synonyms: cumfrey, healing herb

See Also: boneset, boneset, common comfrey, common comfrey, genus Symphytum, herb, herb, herbaceous plant, Symphytum, Symphytum officinale, Symphytum officinale

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