Steinmetz:Symphytum

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Symphytum officinale

Also known as (or relevant to) Symphytum officinale Family Borraginaceae English Names Comfrey Blackwort Knitbone Natural Habitat North- and Central Europe (including Great Britain) temperate Asia Part(s) Used Herba Consolidae = Herba Symphyti Radix Consolidae majoris = Radix Symphyti

Constituent(s) leaf: symphyto-cynoglossin consolidin (both nerv-poison) mucilage tannin; root: phytosterin coniferin tannin sugar mucilage asparagin allantoin gum resin consolidin (nerv-poison) cholin Action leaf: stimulant for tissue growth; root: astringent haemostatic expectorant sedative demulcent

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book