botanical record · discovered
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
Comfrey · Arznei-Beinwell · Beinwell · Comfrey, Boneset · Common Comfrey · Common Comfrey (EN) · Common comfrey · Confrei · Consolda · Consolida maggiore · Consoude officinale · Consoude officinale, Grande consoude · Crni gavez
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Haiti, Turkey, Europe, US(Co), China, Spain, Dominican Republic
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Analgesic, Antidiarrheic, Astringent, Cancer
Science studied: ALLANTOIN, ALUMINUM, L-ARABINOSE, ASPARAGINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Boraginaceae
Scientific name: Symphytum officinale
Common names: Comfrey, Arznei-Beinwell, Beinwell, Comfrey, Boneset, Common Comfrey, Common Comfrey (EN), Common comfrey, Confrei, Consolda, Consolida maggiore, Consoude officinale, Consoude officinale, Grande consoude, Crni gavez
POWO: 120815-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Elsewhere, Turkey, Europe, US(Co), China, Spain, Dominican Republic.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Analgesic
- Antidiarrheic
- Astringent
- Cancer
- Circulation
- Demulcent
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
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- Expectorant
- Hemoptysis
- Hemostat
- Inflammation
- Lung
- Pectoral
- Sore
- Sudorific
- Swelling
- Sedative
- Stimulant
- Cicatrizant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Haiti
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- Europe
- US(Co)
- China
- Spain
- Dominican Republic
Documented cultural uses
- Analgesic
- Antidiarrheic
- Astringent
- Cancer
- Circulation
- Demulcent
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Expectorant
- Hemoptysis
- Hemostat
- Inflammation
show 8 more documented entries
- Lung
- Pectoral
- Sore
- Sudorific
- Swelling
- Sedative
- Stimulant
- Cicatrizant
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Analgesic · Haiti · "
- Antidiarrheic · Elsewhere · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Astringent · Europe · "
- Cancer · US(Co) · "
- Circulation · China · "
- Demulcent · Turkey · "
- Diarrhea · Haiti · "
- Diuretic · Haiti · "
- Expectorant · Turkey · "
- Hemoptysis · Europe · "
- Hemostat · Turkey · "
- Inflammation · China · "
- Lung · Europe · "
- Pectoral · Haiti · "
- Sore · Spain · "
- Sudorific · Dominican Republic · "
- Swelling · Europe · "
- Inflammation · Europe · "
- Demulcent · Europe · "
- Sedative · Turkey · "
- Stimulant · Turkey · "
- Cicatrizant · Turkey · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Symphytum officinale enhances fracture healing in Wistar albino rats by promoting osteogenesis in fracture callus. · 2026 source ↗
- Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Activities of Extracts Developed from <i>Symphytum officinale</i> Leaves, Flowers, and Roots: Experimental Evaluation and Molecular Docking Study. · 2026 source ↗
- Organ-Specific Phytochemical Profiles, Wound-Healing and Hemostatic Activities of <i>Symphytum officinale</i> Aerial Parts and Roots with Differential Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Content. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALLANTOIN
- ALUMINUM
- L-ARABINOSE
- ASPARAGINE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CAROTENES
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- CONSOLIDINE
- ECHINATINE
- FAT
- FIBER
- GABA
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
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- GUM
- HELIOSUPINE-N-OXIDE
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
- LASIOCARPINE
- LYCOPSAMINE
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- MUCILAGE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEIN
- REDUCING-SUGARS
- RESIN
- L-RHAMNOSE
- SELENIUM
- SILICIC-ACID
- SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- SUCROSE
- SYMPHYTINE
- SYMPHYTOCYNOGLOSSIN
- THIAMIN
- VIRIDIFLORINE
- XYLOSE
- ZINC
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BETA-CAROTENE
- STIGMASTEROL
- TANNIN
- ASH
- CHOLINE
- CONSOLICINE
- ECHIMIDINE
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- ISOBANERENOL
- LITHOSPERMIC-ACID
- D-MANNOSE
- OCTADECATETRAENIC-ACID
- PYROCATECHINS
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SILICON
- SYMLANDINE
- WATER
- HYPOXANTHINE
- POTASSIUM
- ROSMARINIC-ACID
- TIN
- CALCIUM
- MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES
- BORNESITOL
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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