My comfrey leaf oil is made with large amounts of dried leaves (symphytum uplandica x). Leaves were collected from my property and infused into avocado oil for several weeks, on very low heat & shaken daily. The finished oil is a green color & has a mild, planty scent. Strained on 7/16/25.
Ingredients: dried comfrey leaf, avocado oil
Comfrey leaf is cooling and moistening, which can benefit mild irritations or burns on the skin, like sunburn (it's not recommended to put any oil on severe burns, as they need to breathe. Instead, make a strong tea/decoction with fresh leaves. Soak a cloth in this tea once cooled and wrap around burns or areas of inflammation). Comfrey is also known to heal tissues and can sometimes be referred to as 'boneknitter'. People have used it on injuries for muscle & joint, to assist with healing. It's known to act fast, but honestly there are times when you don't want a wound to heal super-fast, so keep this in mind (use your instincts: it's as easy as asking your body what feels 'good' in a situation. You picture a fast heal, or you picture a slow heal, then you watch to see how you feel about each with every cell in your body. Take your mind out of this process, it's 'feeling only'!).
Non herbal uses for comfrey:
I use comfrey a great deal in my yard, for building soil as I try to incorporate Permaculture practices whenever possible. It spreads quickly via roots and will grow easily in most soils. Just take any root piece (of any size) & bury.... in a couple of months, you will see a new plant emerging! I have comfrey growing near many of my beds & fruit trees, so that I can 'chop & drop' a couple of times a year. This means to chop up all the growth (it grows fast!) and drop it right where it's chopped. The leaves are full of nutrients which are ideal to lay on topsoil, to break down & seep into the soil. I have noticed a difference in my soil that has had comfrey added, compared to soil without it. You can even be quite lazy, and not chop it at all:) Let it die in the winter, and the dropping is done for you. It's also a great pollinator once flowered, and is covered with bees at its peak. Deer will eat this (at least in my yard), so I will sometimes put it around for snacks:)
My other products with comfrey:
bruise balm:
vein salve:
muscle & joint salve:
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