COMFREY: Identification, Foraging & Use || MEDICINAL HERBS in BUSHCRAFT (Symphytum officinale)

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In this video I want to introduce you to the true comfrey (Symphytum officinale) aka knitbone, boneset, common comfrey or quaker comfrey: This plant is part of the family of forget-me-nots (Boraginaceae) and can be used for its very powerful medicinal properties and can serve us as a wild edible in genuine survival situations - please make sure to check out this identification video fully to learn how to identify and harvest this wonderful plant and to understand its proper use and application.
I hope you will learn a thing or two - let me know in the comments how that plant worked for you.
As usual, please also make sure to not forage for plants you cannot identify at 100% certainty - do not take chances and consult an expert if needed.
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[@stephenabiodun5159]

I'm in need of comfrey seed for planting am from Nigeria and let me know price and mode of payment thanks

[@FigaroHey]

This was just what I needed! I was planning to go to the river to try to find comfrey, as I read it grows near water. But on an impulse I turned off the public path to a hidden patch of land that abuts allotments in one side & a park on the other. At some point someone used it as an allotment. I have found flower bulbs growing in a row there, strawberries hidden by high grass, a large cherry tree. Today I wanted to check the progress of the cherries. The first thing I noticed was a large clump of green covered with bell-shaped purple flowers. I remembered I read comfrey grows near fruit trees. Using this video I was able positively to identify it as comfrey. Now I can start harvesting & drying leaves to make the salve I want. I'm happy that I don't have to buy the dried leaves online. So much more satisfying to collect & dry the leaves myself & make the salve from the bounty around me.

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

That is really cool to hear! I love receiving such feedback and am always glad if some footage helped. :) So what is your use of the leaves then? Just for medicinal tea or more for ointments or so?

[@timitami6580]

I like this format - quick, to the point and very informative. Thanks for sharing.

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

You are very welcome. Thanks for your comment!

[@taylorindustries]

Amazing plant, put it on any cut and it will heal in just a day.

[@lysfrommarple]

That was excellent information. Love the no waffle delivery.

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@samjp3626]

Me too, it was excellent, much appreciated thank you.

[@TheHuntForSupper]

If you want waffles, there just might be a Wafflehouse near you lol.

[@AngelaWoolsey]

Thank you for a great video. I'm on the hunt for comfrey. I hope I can find it in my area.

[@deku_issocutee]

Me t

[@deku_issocutee]

Me too

[@leodwinak]

Grows well here in Anchorage Alaska. It seems that work well if you're getting a cold to make a tea out of the leaves. Boiling up a large handful of the chopped up leaves and then drinking the liquid and eating the leaves like spinach seem to help kick a cold very quickly.

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Hi Joe, thanks for the comment. I can imagine that, after all the plant does contain several essential oils (which, I am guessing, soothes the cold). I'd still be careful when it comes to using comfrey though, exuberant use can cause severe harm to the body. Have a good one and thanks for the view!

[@leodwinak]

@@RathwulvenBushcraft never made the tea or cooked greens once whenever I got a cold. It was not a thing I repeated over even a few days. Seem to help tastes nasty though.

[@spearageddon3279]

​@@RathwulvenBushcraftis it also harmful to use as a salve 'regularly '? ...or only warning is if taken internally? Thank you for the information.

[@sherriunger4916]

AMAZINGLY simple and informative!! Thank you!

[@stevesanta1840]

I found this very interesting, I need to find comfrey to make plant feed. thank you

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Glad it was helpful - let me know how it goes. :)

[@mariemcgraw4861]

Hi there this is great,no bs just good info and no stupid adverts or advertising everything about yourself, is OK to go foraging for it near end of July?cheers

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Thanks for your comment, appreciate it. Of course it is fine to go forage at this time, too. :)

[@FOXSCOUTSurvival]

A great plant I use a lot for medical purpose 👍

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

:-)

[@phumzilegumede6952]

Thank you for sharing i like it and I do have in my garden I use it in mulching now i just wanna do ointment salves for me and for sales

[@myartistry]

Great detailed information :)

[@ATHOSOutdoorProspector]

excelent video

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Thanks. :)

[@amygardner9941]

Thank you for sharing 🥰🥰

[@stephenabiodun5159]

Thanks for your good work

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Thank you, Stephen - feel free to share the video if you think other people could benefit from it, too :)

[@lilymensah8139]

Please where can I get the plant or the oil to buy. Thank you

[@petrczerny3919]

i found youre channel on plant identification group - great information, thank you for sharing it will there be more videos about plant identification?

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Hi Petr, thanks for your comment. Yes, there will be more videos and I also have a playlist on plant ID right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2nYnH6bqbNgq7M Check it out :)

[@petrczerny3919]

@@RathwulvenBushcraft thank you i will have look at it - also gave you my subscribe

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

@@petrczerny3919 Thank you, appreciate it :)

[@richardlilley6274]

Thank you for sharing

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

You are welcome, thanks for commenting Richard.

[@609lawson]

Can you make salve with comfrey after it's started flowering

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Absolutely! 🙂 Also got a recipe here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX-qhHmma6ycgLs

[@guitarnotator]

Is there any poisonous lookalike in the UK?

[@RemixKingzMusic]

Do they produce seeds?

[@naadorcas1403]

Pls is it in Africa yet

[@kristinshea-h4i]

I've seen this plant so much in upstate NY gonna go out to harvest. Hope some is left😂

[@lakeshadaniels266]

Question if we apply this comfrey to the skin would still be harmful to any of our organs?

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

It is best to consult a chemist in this regard if you really want a clear answer regarding the impact. But a single application on the skin certainly won’t cause immediate organ failure. 🙂

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

And also consider allergies etc - your GP can advise you accordingly.

[@nathandaka2936]

GreetingsThis is great I really love to have this plant, kindly assist me with the seeds

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Hi Nathan, thanks for the comment. What area in the world are you living at?

[@ovulatinggrashopper4703]

I found boneset young in the summer but was afraid to touch it, looks really spiky.

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

It isn't - just give it a try next spring, it feels kind of like a cat tongue. :D

[@ovulatinggrashopper4703]

@@RathwulvenBushcraft after watching this I went out by the river and found some. Its a bit out of season I guess but a great opportunity to study it and add to my journal. Awesome video.

[@holgeransgar8664]

Hello I have a question. Is the plant toxic for dogs? I have read this somewhere.

[@RathwulvenBushcraft]

Hi Holger. Yes, it certainly is. The pyrrolizidine alkaloids contained in comfrey are very toxic in general - for us humans as well as for dogs, horses or other animals. There is also an interesting study conducted by Yeong, Clark and Waring during which rats have been fed a diet consisting of 8% comfrey leaves: Those rats developed liver cancer and died.

[@queilyyenner6399]

Rathwulven Bushcraft I am very confused, I hear some people use it in soups as comfrey has protein content. How come they feed their livestock with comfrey herb 🌿 if it’s toxic 🤔? Please help us

[@unnamed2737]

@@queilyyenner6399 it’s not toxic to certain herbivores, I feed it to my rabbits as a snack. Has Beirut’s for them. I would never ingest it myself though.

[@williamivery212]

​@@queilyyenner6399I do too ,I put it in soup everyday, vegetable soup I use the roots. They said the same thing about B-17. They said the same thing about soursop leaves. Anyting that cures the body I guess it's bad to them😮

[@edeeedee9153]

what about shampoo or oils with this ingredient will be toxic the body by absorbed the body oil

[@elainroles7217]

If not true comfry then what?

[@thegoldenzipper]

Foot note in fine print: may cause cancer (lol)