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Russian comfrey or Quaker comfrey (Symphytum × uplandicum, syn. S. peregrinum auct.) is a common hybrid between Symphytum officinale and S. asperum. It represents the economically most important kind of comfrey. It occurs naturally in Caucasus region where it grows in waste areas and disturbed soils. [1]
Comfrey: It has been used as a vulnerary and to reduce inflammation. [150] It was also used internally in the past, for stomach and other ailments, but its toxicity has led a number of other countries, including Canada, Brazil, Australia, and the United Kingdom, to severely restrict or ban the use of comfrey. [151] Syzygium aromaticum: Clove
Symphytum grandiflorum, the creeping comfrey, or running comfrey [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. [3] It is native to the Caucasus region, and introduced to various locales in Europe as a garden escapee .
Along with thirty four other species of Symphytum, it is known as comfrey (from the Latin confervere to 'heal' or literally to 'boil together', referring to uses in ancient traditional medicine). Internal or long-term topical use of comfrey is discouraged due to its strong potential to cause liver toxicity .
The flowers of the parsnip plant left to seed will attract a variety of predatory insects to the garden, they are particularly helpful when left under fruit trees, the predators attacking codling moth and light brown apple moth. Peas: Pisum sativum: Turnip, [44] cauliflower, [44] garlic, [44] Turnip, [44] cauliflower, [44] garlic, [44] mints
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Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name comfrey (pronounced / ˈ k ʌ m f r i /, from the Latin confervere to 'heal' or literally to 'boil together', referring to uses in ancient traditional medicine).
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia. [ 1 ] It is a hairy biennial plant that can grow to 2 m tall or more.