Comfrey
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Hi everyone
My Mom asked me to get her some comfrey following on from the GW fertiliser tip.
After searching i've read it's highly toxic which can be absorbed through the skin causing major problems. Am I looking at the wrong thing ?
My Mom asked me to get her some comfrey following on from the GW fertiliser tip.
After searching i've read it's highly toxic which can be absorbed through the skin causing major problems. Am I looking at the wrong thing ?
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It is wonderful in compost heaps and for making liquid feeds...to fertilize plants.
Maybe safer to use gloves while collecting the leaves
Suggest you don't try to eat it.
Quote wiki...
Toxicity and adverse effects[edit]
Comfrey contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids which are toxic compounds readily absorbed via the stomach or skin, and have potential to increase the risk of fatal liver toxicity.[5][6][12] In 2001, the US Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission banned the sale of comfrey products from the market due to its potential toxicities.[13][14] A 2018 review on pyrrolizidine alkaloids present in comfrey indicated widespread potential toxicity to humans and livestock, and the opportunity for drug development from these compounds.[15