Davis's Drug Guide
comfrey
General
Complementary/Alternative Medicine: This monograph describes a natural or herbal product that is not subject to FDA guidelines for medicines. Patients and clinicians are advised to read package labels carefully to ensure safe and efficacious use.
Pronunciation:
kuhm-free
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- Ass ear
- black root
- black wort
- bruisewort
Trade Name(s)
- consound
- gum plant
- healing herb
Trade Name(s)
- knitbone
- salsify
- slippery root
Trade Name(s)
- wallwort
Ther. Class.
wound/ulcer/decubiti healing agent
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Citation
Vallerand, April Hazard., and Cynthia A. Sanoski. "Comfrey." Davis's Drug Guide, 20th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2026. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51174/all/comfrey.
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Comfrey. Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51174/all/comfrey. Accessed June 25, 2026.
Vallerand, A. H., & Sanoski, C. A. (2026). Comfrey. In Davis's Drug Guide (20th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51174/all/comfrey
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Comfrey [Internet]. In: Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. [cited 2026 June 25]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51174/all/comfrey.
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