Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Comfrey   /kˈəmfri/   Listen
noun
Comfrey  n.  (Bot.) A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the genus Symphytum. Note: A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the "common comfrey" (Symphytum officinale) is used in cough mixtures, etc.; and the gigantic "prickly comfrey" (Symphytum asperrimum) is somewhat cultivated as a forage plant.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Comfrey" Quotes from Famous Books



... oil of mastic, and restore the womb to its proper place. When the matrix is up, the patient's position must be changed. Her legs must be put out quite straight and laid together, and apply six cupping glasses to her breast and navel. Boil feverfew, mugwort, red rose leaves and comfrey in red wine; make a suffumigation for the matrix, and apply sweet scents to her nose. When she comes out of her bath, give her an ounce of syrup of feverfew with a drachm of dog's tooth (mithridate). Take three drachms each of ...
— The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher • Anonymous



Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org