Comfrey & Joy - The Ultimate Healing Salve for Comfort from Bee stings to Broken Bones

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[@lmd2454]

I love this video! As a certified herbalist, I just wanted to add one little helpful thing to the plantain oil infusing instructions, to help anyone who is going to try it with fresh leaves. If you are going to wash them, which really isn't necessary unless they have been sprayed with something or have a lot of dirt on them, make sure you dry them well before and also add about a Tablespoon of vodka to the leaves just prior to adding the oil and stir it around well. These steps are very important to prevent spoilage. Water in the jar with the leaves and the oil will spoil the oil much, much faster. It is really best to use dried plantain or any herb, for oil infusions. It will make everything much more shelf stable. Happy herbing friends! :)

[@zoenyembe]

Just curious, would normal drinking vodka work or should I use a specific vodka for medicinal use?

[@colleenpritchett6914]

@@zoenyembe normal vodka, the highest percentage if you can

[@kleineroteHex]

Or let the leaves wilt a day in a dry environment. I prefer to make my oils with dry material.

[@zoenyembe]

​@@colleenpritchett6914 Thanks 🙏🏽

[@intothewildusa90]

​@@zoenyembe any 80 to 100 proof vodka will work.

[@cmorgan6528]

Christa, I was thrilled with the video today. I have searched for comfrey roots for a some time now and while I was looking at plants an Amish lady was selling, I inquired about comfrey. She didn't happen to have any but said she would check with others, she took my number and address and I figured that was the last of hearing any more about the plant. I was shocked this week when I received a package in the mail from Iowa containing 6 comfrey roots. The dear Amish lady in Ohio contacted a friend in Iowa so I could be blessed with this wonderful plant. Thank you Christa for all that you do, you are an inspiration.

[@fallenangelwi25]

That is such a blessing!!! I'm friends with an amish family in my area and they are such a blessing to us. Not to mention we learn so so much from them daily.

[@brad2548]

Is there any way to obtain the source information?

[@kleineroteHex]

@@brad2548 I have comfrey spreading where I dot want it, can dig some. I'm in PA.

[@natureboy6410]

​@@kleineroteHexhi, I tried to p.m. you but my phone just won't cooperate. Course being a Tek dinosaur that I am doesn't help any LOL. Any chance of getting some of those comfrey rhizomes shipped before it gets too hot to do so? I live in the southern tip of Nevada, which is a high Valley of the Mojave Desert. I've been trying to find some comfrey for quite some time to grow for some medical issues, venous stasis ulcers peripheral arterial disease.

[@tammystevens4626]

@@kleineroteHex i have tried to message you about some comfrey, I would love to have some as well . Not sure how to contact you though.

[@lisa32469]

A testimony for comfrey...my husband is on blood thinners,so you know how easily one can bruise...he hit his leg really hard on a trailer hitch. Thought he may have fractured his leg. I wrapped it up in comfrey and he slept with it on NO BRUISE THE NEXT DAY!!! SWELLING WAS DOWN AND PAIN WAS BETTER. I am definitely a fan of comfrey and will be making this for sure. ❤r

[@buck1340]

Comfrey does work. My grandfather crushed the bones in his heels and doctors said they couldn't do anything. A lady made him a comfery poultice and he put those on his feet and in 2 days the swelling was gone and his feet healed and never had any problems with his feet!

[@sandraking9650]

Wonderful!

[@janiceegolf8202]

‘Old Alabama Gardner’ has many clear instructive videos on comfrey ie growing, drying, making infusions,salves, making a poultice etc

[@jtduggins]

He passed away I think. If it’s the same guy I’m thinking of. May God bless his soul. ❤

[@jayashiaco9476]

Plantain is an antidote for stinging nettle as well. They often grow close by to one another.

[@shannonjensen8007]

I wish I could give more! I've been a Prepsteaders "Groupie" for years. I would say you were the Martha Stewart of Prepping, but you're better than that! Thanks so much for your example of strength, wisdom and grace look like when they're all rolled together into one Christa! God Bless you, my friend that I've never met :o)

[@creeper8647]

Plantain will stop necrosis from a brown recluse spider bite.

[@gosmoothgolight7567]

Wonderful recipes, Christa! Thank you so much for sharing. And yes, it truly is getting "dark out there". So comforting to remember that “With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” (2 Chronicles 32:8a ... NASB20) God Bless you and yours, friend!

[@susieq9908]

Thank you for your wonderful Comfrey and Joy video. And the scripture reading.

[@brad2548]

Most importantly the Holy Word 😊

[@clairewyndham1971]

I make mine a little different. I add dried st. Johns wort flowers and calendula..equal portions. I also add ( every now and then) some goldenseal. Thank you for reaching people who want to learn In my life, everybody wants the lotions, potions, salts and salves but don't want to learn how. To be honest, not one of my children has ever used store bought anti biotic ointment. Ever. Grandchildren do because they think Granny's a witch..( I'm not kidding)

[@dipstick5869]

Some of us have to make an appointment to visit our grandchildren. Next time you visit them, have a broom in hand when they open the door. 🧙‍♀️

[@theresalawson7821]

So funny! I didn’t use antibiotics or other medications for over 30 years when raising our 11 children…and , just like you, some of my grandchildren think Nana is a witch! (I tell them I’m a good witch. LOL) ☦️😁

[@kathyhirsch379]

😅

[@kathyhirsch379]

❤

[@kathyhirsch379]

What do you use those for

[@EscapeToTheOzarks]

As always, thanks, and thanks for the spiritual encouragement at the end too.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Escape to the Ozarks. I hope your Redbud Jelly turned out delicious, too!

[@laurab8547]

I learned how to make Comfrey salve from your first video that I watched last year. I am thrilled to tell you that I have three little comfrey plants that I've grown from seed on my back porch waiting to be planted outside. Can't wait to make the salve this year!

[@BaruchHaShem777]

I was taught that Comfrey works so quickly that you wouldn't want to use it until the bone has been set. Same thing with the homeopathic Symphytum Officinalis. Great medicine for healing bones, with the warning to make sure bone has been set before using. :)

[@brigidlaffey7343]

Indigenous People’s used it in order to repair breaks. They had no other alternatives ; ) ; )

[@brigidlaffey7343]

…Peoples [spell check interference ; )) ]

[@bettyadkisson1681]

Yes I have broad leaf and long leaf plantains,comfrey,purple dead nettle,wild lettuce,woodsorel,golden rod,and I use black raspberry leaf tea and honey for cold and them golden rod tea with honey and worked so well. And then my son had poison all over hos arms so I washed and pounded the leaves and laid the leaves on the area and wrapped the arms with ace bandages. Then he took Bpx caps and it was gone in a few days.

[@kerryrimildi2320]

I've grown comphery for years. Mostly infusions always good to know what else you can do. Great information thanks.

[@fearthehoneybadger]

Thank you, nice lady.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@jtjjbannie]

I don't think I have ever seen or even heard of comfrey before today.

[@maryberkenpas1596]

I have to comment again 😁. I was getting in my car after watching this video. Looked down and saw some weeds growing through the sandy drive. Well I’ll be. It was plantain! I have never looked for it before and wondered if we even had it around here, and there it was under my feet! And thanks to your instruction I was able to very quickly identify it!

[@linkster57]

I live in Nevada. I. have seen people place their washed herbs on a cookie sheet and then put the sheet on the dash of a vehicle that is sitting in the sun. You need to check periodically. I never did any type of turning or rotating. This can be an inexpensive way to dry foods while experimenting. It works very well, you don’t have to heat up your oven or use any electricity. The sun does all the work. The only disadvantage to this method is the residual smell left by the drying herb. That too will dissipate over time.

[@treehugnhipi3765]

I live in sunny Southern California (although it’s raining right now 😄), that’s an awesome idea! Thanks…

[@bryannazoltowski]

If the leaves need to be washed, it's best to make a tincture with grain alcohol. Otherwise let the leaves sit out to dry! This is very important because they can develop mold and ruin the oil infusion!

[@brad2548]

Hi Sister Crista. God bless you. Bee stings work really well reducing inflamation , pain and sedating all my injured joints. The sting only burns a few moments but this salve would be wonderful to make to relieve even that pain. I live in the mountains of SW Washington not far from Oregon so you know we have the broadleaf and narrow leaf plantain here 😊😇

[@kathleennorton7913]

As someone mentioned you could certainly sell these products to us. We would love that!

[@robinbonaventura4951]

Christa...YOU are a blessing to me. I smile the entire time watching your videos. Thank you and take care....Robin

[@catt8247]

I do too, I always catch myself saying I really like her.

[@fallenangelwi25]

Lavender would ba a great addition and help heal and calm as well!!!!

[@fallenangelwi25]

Lol had I of waited to comment I would have seen that you went with lavender 😂

[@kathleennorton7913]

Wonderful presentation. Thank you, sister in The LORD!

[@justinestanley8135]

God is so good! I was wanting to find your site to rewatch some of your post and here you are! Thank you so much for all this information, love all you give to us.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Ahhh, Thank you, Justine! I am glad you're here!

[@catherinekeehn2773]

I crush up marigold,lemonbalm and plantain. Then steep in olive oil and beeswax on low heat until the wax melts. Pour into small tins from the $ store. Keep in stacks in med cabinet w/ dates.

[@maryberkenpas1596]

You always have so much great information. Thank you! I anxiously anticipate each new video and am so excited when one pops onto my screen 😃

[@kathiewade6878]

Thank you. Blessings.

[@elsathal7359]

Thank you for sharing 💞

[@noraluzcalugas2731]

My grandmother Nora, passed away at 85 years old, grew Comfrey, huge backyard, Along with Mustard Greens, Rhubarb, 🥬 Bok Choy, and other greens, She would serve iced comfrey tea, with honey 🍯 Summertime🛡️🌐🌞

[@noraluzcalugas2731]

She also grew fresh 🌿 herbs backyard

[@Trish21_]

I heard it is toxic to drink comfry tea

[@calvinabbott6920]

@@Trish21_ Must be the after 85 years toxic, my Alberta Government banned it t the start of the Plandemic making me pay attention as they banned B-17, Amygdalin and have started making Herbal Medicines follow strict guidelines, trying to eliminate Herbal Medicines totally.

[@gaylesmith1752]

What a lovely lady ❤🙏🏼

[@Chicken.Lips...]

You are absolutely amazing Christa ❣️

[@dinareyes247]

Thank you so very much!❤

[@southernroots2229]

Thank you. You are a great teacher!!!

[@PeriwinkleBluetag]

Thank you for this information

[@MarysNest]

Hi Christa! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe. I have been meaning to get around to making some comfrey salve but have been dragging my feet. You have inspired me to get going on this! I hope you are doing great. I always thoroughly enjoy your videos. You are such a wonderful wealth of knowledge! You provide us with such great information on how to be prepared and self-reliant for whatever might come our way! Thank you again for all you share and do! Love, Mary❤

[@pammohler3253]

This is awesome. Thank you so much!

[@DanielMentz_]

I must say, I wish I'd discovered your channel years ago, totally love it, so relaxing and informative! I am a big fan, watching from South Africa. we don't have all the herbs here but ill try to get what I can, making my own comfrey salve soon as I am waiting for my comfrey to be delivered, excellent content, and I love seeing the light of Jesus shining through you God bless

[@fallenangelwi25]

Thank you so much for this video ❤

[@helenjohnson7583]

Thanks for your patient presentation! Very simple and nice!

[@marytervo5560]

Thank you, I’m making some now!❤️

[@franceslh9648]

wonderful video Miss Christa

[@rebeccasiemon8529]

Thanks for sharing

[@terryrustad1800]

Absolutely 💯% Tremendous! 🙂

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Terry! :)

[@user-gc4lh7ef2k]

Wow What a blessing

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Francine!

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

I need to download all your videos 😮❤😊

[@jerriscollins-ruth9019]

Thank you so much

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Ruth!

[@darlenechaney6989]

What a beautiful old radio you have on your countertop. ❤ all your videos, thank you gobs

[@TechTekOnline]

Thank you for all the work you do and all the great content. You are a gem, blessed by our Father.

[@sarac3089]

My daughters and I were blessed to meet you at the Homestead Festival. We were also able to buy a tin of your Comfrey and Joy salve. We have used it several times now on burns and a few bug stings. I’m very impressed with the effectiveness! It has definitely motivated me to start the process to make my own. 😊 Thank you so much for shinning your light and sharing your knowledge!

[@valleyofthemoon7113]

Loved it ! You couldn't have explained it better , great job ! 😊

[@greenwolf401]

Very informative, thank you and God bless.

[@JoDayGfm]

Thank you so much, I've learned such a lot. Looking forward to the comfrey video. God bless you! xxx (Johannesburg, South Africa)

[@alanmcclorey8914]

thank you for that video.🙂 i will make some

[@tammynevil7852]

I have been thinking about planting comfrey thus year.

[@VickyYoung-qg7fd]

Hi Thankyou for your recipe

[@prayerpier]

Great and informative video! Always a blessing to watch! Loved the Bible verse! God bless you!

[@jimcorbett3764]

This is another product that I had never considered making, but I have most of the ingredients, and you have shown how easy it is to make. Thanks for posting! Have a great day!😃

[@fallenangelwi25]

Amen ❤️🙏

[@elizabethwoolley4986]

Even better with extra virgin organic coconut oil which for vegans does not exploit or harm the bees.

[@OuttaDisWorldGamer]

Thank you ! I’m on the same direction of getting natural healing remedies 😊

[@ChihuahuamomX3]

I loved this episode. I wish I could order some of these salves and chapstick from you. Thank you for sharing this knowledge with the world. ❤

[@carmenreyes4669]

First thing I would like to say, God bless you. I haven't seen your videos in yrs.miss seeing you.

[@christineayre796]

Ooowww!! Loving the puck idea! Thanks sis!! And thanks for recipes. I was needing the ratios of oil to beeswax. So good to see you again! Hopefully, you will keep the videos coming! I know you have so many from the past and they all so good. Ut we love seeing your beautiful smile and sweet spirit here. Blessings from Michigan🎉❤

[@judithsmith9319]

The root of comfrey when ground makes a sturdy cast for broken bones. That knowledge has been lost. Never use on exposed wounds open and unset bones because it heals too quickly. But a broken bone that is set is where the root works.

[@miyaiun4723]

Thank you for mentioning it. All the best to you.

[@osieg]

You just popped up on my feed. Omg I love you already! Just subscribed and I cannot wait to make some of your recipes. I live in an apartment with no balcony and I miss having a garden. I am going for a walk into the forest to see what I can find. God bless!❤

[@redeemedvintageseamstress4728]

Awesome! I hope to make some sometime! 😊

[@rachelkivarkis1801]

I just learned about comfrey leaves and it’s benefits. Thank you, so much, sweetheart Christa, for all you do. God bless you, at the festival, and thanks for sharing. May God, hold your hand always, and thanks again. 🙏😘☘️❤️👍🌟🌺🌷✝️

[@bettyadkisson1681]

I used both pieces of plantain narrow leaf and broad leaf and a spider bite. You could it pulling the poison out. I will surely use it from now on. I've been drying so many herbs.

[@icecreamladydriver1606]

I always watch for your scriptute at the end. God be wiyh you and thank you for such a well detailed video on making this salve. I will have to hunt for some plantain but i have a ton of comfrey as decoratve plant. Nrxt to my house. Bless you my dear.

[@belieftransformation]

Looks like a great salve! I’ve only infused my comfrey leaves in oil & used it like that. This is a great recipe; thanks for sharing! Blessings to all 🤗💜🇨🇦

[@franceswitham8214]

I'd love to try this. Hope you had a great day at the festival. God bless.

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you, Frances!

[@acocvetkov797]

Thank you very much for your excellent explanation. Semply you are gorgeous lady. Good bless you. 🥰🌷⚘🌷♥️

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Thank you! God bless you too!

[@creatorsofthelostart7148]

We have been prepping for years. Focusing now on freeze dried treats and pies. Not essential to health but helps with happiness! Especially when you have children to think about!

[@kathleencambiano8005]

I am from AR and will be going to TN tomorrow. I wish I had known about the Homestead Festival, I would have gone and met you at your booth and bought some of your products!

[@dancnluc1]

That is awesome. I need to make some of this. I have lots of plantain. I'm not sure about comfrey. Right now, I have dandelion infusion going on to make a dandelion. Salve. My first salve to make. I have been foraging dandelion, purple nettle, and sweet violets. I know last year I got stung by 3 hornets and the first thing I went for was plantain.

[@user-jx5sr7hr1l]

She's soooo beautiful 😍

[@freemanweaver6350]

I really like this video I have a bed sore also referred to as pressure sore and what can I do for my eyes I have cataracts and glaucoma very hard to see

[@ektathakur23]

I love your Interesting videos. Do have idea about any plant or remedy for scar healing. Or pitted skin scar healing ?

[@CatherineSummerfield]

Thank you. It is impossible to watch your tutorials without being blessed. Do you have a tutorial on just the comfrey and double infusions ? Love from Nova Scotia Canada. Love and Peace, Catherine hugs

[@jesusismysavior844]

❤❤❤

[@kimsteed9401]

Basil is my favorite for bee stings. I make sure and grow some every year just for stings. Just one fresh leaf, crumpled up and juiced onto the sting takes it right away. A little poultice for yellow jackets and bald faced hornets.

[@johannmahrling9529]

Thank you for your wealth of knowledge. Could you do a video on the benefits of the American violet ❤

[@PREPSTEADERS]

Johann, thank you for that suggestion! We filmed an episode on Wild Violets about a month ago that will air in a couple weeks.

[@suzyvance7328]

Thank you so much for this video... Do you think this would be good to rub on the legs for neuropathy (nerve pain)?

[@ritasenergyherbs3650]

Thank you for sharing. I have been tincturing and making massage oils for years, and me delving into making salve. I was surprised you did not dry your freshly washed leaves before mixing with EVO as thus far all videos I have watched (Old Alabama Gardner is very good) emphasizes using dry material. Water and oil do not mix. I rarely wash as the leaves I pick on my property are clean. Now that I have a dehydrator I dry fresh picked plant material up to 105 degrees. Previously I have always hung my plant gatherings in my kitchen. I am adding Silversol colloidal silver into my salve as a preservative vs. vodka. It is anti bacterial and anti microbial, for added benefit it helps heal wounds. An experiment, I plan to add a few drops to each jar of salve and stir.

[@gloriacast-gray1423]

I have found placing my Comfrey or Plantain leaves in the rear part of my SUV spaced out, on a hot 80° -90° day.. inside the SUV the temperature is much higher… from morning to late evening I have my dehydrated leaves

[@jamesmcdougal4814]

I love all your videos. Is there a way I can order some of this from you?

[@trollmcclure1884]

We dont use the broad leaf in Europe. Also wikipedia says that it has less medicinal content than the tall one - Plantago lanceolata It's mostly used in cough syrups. Just sugar and fresh leaves like youd do it with young spruce twigs

[@catt8247]

Don't use wikipedia it works very well.

[@deborahl.goforth3295]

I find it fascinating that the long leaf plantain has short rounded seed heads while the round leaf plantain has the long and narrow seed heads. It's not really important in the scheme of things, just found it interesting. 😁 I guess everything is balanced in nature. Oh btw, a couple of days before I caught your video (24 Mar 2024) I had been out in my yard 'barefoot' collecting my flowering comfrey stalks to cut up for my compost pile (I had already made up a batch of comfrey infused oil - not double infused though - so wasn't going to need any more for awhile) anyway while doing so I was stung by a bee and I'm allergic to bees, I promptly rubbed some sap from the comfrey stalk on my toes where it stung me. The stinging immediately stopped and it never did swell and I never had any allergic reaction. 😊

[@CheezNrice4u]

Our plantain leaves are much smaller in central Tx

[@peggyevans2691]

I never get notifications so I miss most of your videos 😢

[@jenniferreddy]

I am new to watching your videos. I am interested to learn! I am distracted by the adorable teapot in the scene where you are stiring the beeswax. Where did it come from?

[@susanhunter8272]

Where would I find your recipe? I can't wait to try this.

[@lindachandler2293]

Plantain is my first love of weeds 😊

[@lorenbush8876]

I lost all my comfrey plants last summer I guess it was the heat but I managed to get a 5 gallon bucket of the comfrey tea from them for the last time. Have you ever steam distilled any of the moringa blossoms, I guess the best way to save the blossoms until you have time to do the distillation is to freeze them in a freezer bag. I did some last summer I think where you string them on a thread and hang them in a bottle in the sun to make hydrosol but what I got did not smell like the flowers,it stank, the Meyer lemon flowers smell really sweet like candy. The only thing I can find here that looks like the plantain didn't do anything for me on a bee sting. Big hugs for you Jesus loves you.

[@conniegage2141]

You do such good videos 😊 I really wanted to be at the festival. We are closing our house and moving to Tennessee that weekend. Darn it.

[@AGumptionProduction]

Moving to Tennessee sounds like a blessing to me 👍

[@catt8247]

We are too

[@zina6581]

🥰

[@lucretiawrolstad3997]

I have had trouble with using the fresh washed herbs in olive oil going rancid, unless i fresh wilt or dry them.