HERB - Re: Comfrey -- was Chamomile Tea Recipes
AlysounA@aol.com
AlysounA at aol.com
Thu Jun 11 19:35:11 PDT 1998
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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