Concept information
Preferred term
Comfrey
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- officinales, Symphytum
- Symphytum officinale
- Symphytum officinales
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 2000
In other languages
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Finnish
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Symphytum officinale
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020844
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