Comfrey

With a black, turnip-like root, broad leaves, and small flowers, Comfrey has a long-standing use in Linwood for speeding the healing of broken bones. It is used purely topically, usually in a poultice or ointment, and healers have also been known to use it on severe burns and to rub it on the chest for illnesses of the lungs.

Comfrey prefers damp, grassy areas, and is most commonly found along streams and rivers, as well as in ditches.