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Hey lw- good to 'see' you around again!  Don't remember hearing about the
cow before, I hope she finally healed.  Do you still have 'heretic'?

I have heard to not use comfrey on deep wounds due to the rapid healing of
the surface tissue.  But it makes a great plaster for sprains.

Back to the topic---

Both comfrey and nettles make a great 'tea' for watering plants.  Just put
the plants into a big barrel and fill with water.  Cover and let steep at
least a few weeks.  Get a breathing mask, or a clothes pin for your nose,
and open the barrel.  You can dip out liquid as needed and add more water
and herbs.  Lots of minerals in this tea.

Deb
-- 
In Oregon, the pacific northWET.  NWF habitat #32964


"lw" <wakefield0ground@sacoriver.net> wrote in message
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>    Hi- I haven't gotten on this newsgroup for years (literally..); I can't
> remember if I posted back when I had a cow who sustained a ghastly teat
> injury which I wasn't able to get sutured in time- I did twice daily wound
> care for 6 weeks. I used the standard antibiotic preps for cattle- BUT-
also
> made a comfrey preparation- comfrey chopped ultimately fine in the food
> processor, I think it was- kept it refrigerated- and used it as a wound
> dressing for about 2 weeks- I believe that I did see some encouraging
> results in the nature of quicker development of healthy tissue. But as I
> kept having to work to avoid any infection and the comfrey prep was not
> sterile, I finally stopped using it. I had heard that one of the risks
using
> comfrey because it *does* accelerate wound healing is that healthy tissue
> will grow quickly and seal in an area of infection- as the wound edges
were
> coming together I saw a risk of this happening, so I stopped.
>
>    Nice to see you all are still around.. lw
>
> "Cyli" <cylise@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:7an1c11fvme4drfohi5elkg28t38bkfirl@4ax.com...
> > On 27 Jun 2005 05:49:27 -0700, ozzy.kopec@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > (snipped)
> >
> >>Never tried making tea from it, forget what other uses it has.
> >
> > Supposedly good for general healing, especially as a poultice on
> > wounds.
> >
> > However it has some nasty things in it that aren't good for your
> > liver, so while some swear by it, others won't have anything to do
> > with it.
> >
> >
> > Cyli
> > r.bc: vixen.  Minnow goddess. Speaker to squirrels.
> > Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless.
> >
> > http://www.visi.com/~cyli
> > email:  cylise@gmail.com.invalid (strip the .invalid to email)
>
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