Organisms

Comfrey

Perennial herb Symphytum officinale, in the family Boraginaceae, used topically for wound healing. It contains ALLANTOIN, carotene, essential oils (OILS, VOLATILE); GLYCOSIDES; mucilage, resin, SAPONINS; TANNINS; triterpenoids, VITAMIN B12, and ZINC. Comfrey also contains PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS and is hepatotoxic if ingested.

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Abstract

Perennial herb Symphytum officinale, in the family Boraginaceae, used topically for wound healing. It contains ALLANTOIN, carotene, essential oils (OILS, VOLATILE); GLYCOSIDES; mucilage, resin, SAPONINS; TANNINS; triterpenoids, VITAMIN B12, and ZINC. Comfrey also contains PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS and is hepatotoxic if ingested.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Symphytum officinale
  • Comfreys
  • Symphytum officinales
  • officinales, Symphytum

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Plants, Medicinal (1967-1999)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.150w.210

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Comfrey. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020844. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020844
  2. Comfrey. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6963715