Symphytum officinale Rad / Comfrey Root Powder

**We have taken the decision to suspend sales of this product until further research has been done into the potential harmful effects of the PAs found in the herb. You can read more about this on our blog post ‘PAs in Medicinal Herbs.’ **

Description

Symphytum officinale, commonly known as Comfrey, is a perennial herb from the Boraginaceae family. To differentiate it from other members of the genus Symphytum, this species is known as common comfrey or true comfrey.  Other English names include Quaker comfrey, cultivated comfrey, knitbone, consound, and slippery-root.

It is native to Europe and it is known elsewhere, including North America, as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. The flowers are mostly visited by bumblebees. Comfrey grows in damp, grassy places and can be found along banks of rivers and ditches.

More recently comfrey is considered to be unsuitable for ingestion due to the naturally occurring hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) and it is recommended for topical use only.

Packaging

This product is packaged in protective foil bags. These keep the contents fresh and protected from moisture and light. Look out for the QR code on the label - you can scan this with your smartphone to download the Certificate of Analysis document for this product.

Powdered Herbs

Powdered herbs like Symphytum officinale Rad / Comfrey Root Powder are exactly that. We take high quality whole or cut herbs and process them using our powdering machine. Sometimes we source powdered herbs directly from our suppliers.

Using our powdering machine we can choose the size of the ground herb particle. This means we can produce everything from a course powder, which might be used in a herbal tea or infusion, to a very fine powder.

Powdered herbs like Symphytum officinale Rad / Comfrey Root Powder might be used by herbalists in the production of herbal capsules. Powdered herbs are also sometimes used in tincture or fluid extract production.