I am probably too late for you contest, but that is fine. I LOVE Herbal medicine, and use it heavily. I just finished three posts on how to make Comfrey Tincture. Here are the links:
https://steemit.com/herbal/@smithlabs/making-comfrey-tincture-at-home-part-one-the-decoction-process
https://steemit.com/herbal/@smithlabs/first-extraction-of-comfrey-after-decoction
https://steemit.com/herbal/@smithlabs/final-extraction-of-comfrey-by-steam
Comfrey is a vulnerary which means it accelerates healing by encouraging cell division. The active ingredient is Allintoin which stimulates hyaluronic acid which is the mortar the body uses to bind cells together. I find that a fomentation of a Comfrey Tincture, left on overnight, sealed to stay moist, does wonders with joint and muscle damage. A bruise will disappear overnight under the same treatment. The single best use of Comfrey Tincture is treating arthritis, it is very successful at that. All of this is well documented, but I found one other use that is NOT in the Books.
Since Comfrey stimulates hyaluronic acid production, which is the mortar the body uses to bind cells together, I decided to try it on a brown Recluse spider bite (actually seven of them) That a sweet Lady from my church was unlucky enough to receive. She went to her MD, he sent her home with pain medicine, and antibiotics to reduce the rot. I based this treatment on the fact that the Recluse venom destroys the same hyaluronic acid that Comfrey stimulates. I hoped to minimize the tissue death, by supplying some replacement acid. What I found was that the Comfrey actually make hyaluronic Acid faster than the venom can destroy it. Her bites, except a pimple where the first bite occurred, were gone the next morning. The pimple was gone the second morning. I have tried this twice more with identical results.
NOW, it Should work for snake bites, because they act the same way; but I thankfully have been unable to try this! I hope I never need to, but the theory is sound! :D
You are NOT too late!! Check post today.. another week to go! X Comfrey is the mother of all herbs in my book. Would love you.to write this with NM tag and banner.x
@smithlabs join us on the discord!!!
I would be happy to tag and banner, if you tell me how, LOL Just got on discord last week...don't know how yet.
:)@smithlabs, just copy and paste this banner into your posts and use #naturalmedicine as your first tag - too easy! Here it is:
Sorry, I was trying to copy the banner that was right by the rule on banners, and it wouldn't copy. Think I got the post right now.
:DAh, yes, I saw it - about to share it. Thankyou! The banner is meant to go right at the bottom, but it doesn't matter - you got that banner in, that's the main thing! xx
Sorry, But I thought it looked good at the top, LOL! Is this acceptable for me to include on future herbal posts (I will put it at the bottom)? I use herbs for 100% of my medicine now, and My Wife is down to just a couple of Prescriptions.
I make all my own capsules, and have begun growing my own herbs on the new land We just bought.
Sorry about the Discord, it does Not like my Linex operating system, so I had to buy a tablet just for Discord. Still getting used to both; at the same time.
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