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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

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020844

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