HERB - Re: Comfrey -- was Chamomile Tea Recipes

[AlysounA@aol.com]

Jadwiga Zajaczkowa (Shire of Eisental; HERMS Cyclonus)  wrote:

<<If you are using Comfrey routinely, you should be aware that the FDA says
that long-term internal use has been found to cause liver cancer in rats.>>

Yes!!! It is my understanding that the potentially carcinogenic chemical
constituents in comfrey are pyrrolizioline alkaloids (which are also found in
some other members of the Borage family).

--Alysoun Ashling (Atlantia)



 
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