Comfrey

Botanical name: Symphytum officinale

Part used: Leaf and root

Gifts from this plant: Suck on a pea sized piece of fresh or dried comfrey root when you have a sore throat and watch the sore throat disappear. Use a comfrey leaf or root poultice on a sprained ankle and watch it heal up twice as fast. Learn how to make comfrey leaf infused herbal oil and use it on old scars and scratches. Add comfrey leaves to your compost pile and watch the compost transform into black, nutrient rich soil.