![]() ![]() He also fed his pigs as much comfrey as they could eat and the quality of his meat became legendary. “Foster Savage, who takes credit for introducing comfrey into Australia in 1954, fed it to his stock in great quantities (and ate quite a bit of it himself.) He found that milk production increased dramatically in his cows, with the bonus of thick cream. Testimonials About Comfrey Safety and Animals Our own dogs literally jump when we reach for the comfrey container. If your dog has liver disease, then simply don’t feed comfrey internally. Learn more about the precautions of garlic for dogs here. With this said, there are precautions for certain breeds, anemic dogs, dogs going into surgery and so forth. You’ll find hundreds of stories about how bad garlic is for dogs and that’s simply not true unless excessive over the top amounts are fed daily ongoing. It’s no different than garlic which too was a result of bad press with regards to its nutritional value for dogs. 28 of the rats were fed 8% dry comfrey roots and leaves and after 600 days, only ONE showed a liver tumor.Īfter this study, comfrey was bombarded with negative press. The Horono Study fed the baby rats unrealistic amounts of comfrey daily that would never be consumed by people or pets on a regular basis. ![]() banned comfrey supplements for internal use.įrom what we understand, there was never any human testing done and the testing done on baby rats was typical. Unfortunately, they placed it on a poison advisory list in 1984 with several other countries following suit. In 2002 the U.S. So why the regulations? Apparently it started with Australia in 1978 reporting that this herb contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA’s) and causes liver damage and cancer. These names alone should tell you alot about what our ancestors thought of this herb. Take a look at the nicknames for comfrey: Knitbone, All Heal, Healherb and Woundwort. Every part of the plant including the roots, leaves, stem, etc. This herb offers incredible healing benefits to both people and pets. ![]() In this article, we hope to give you a better understanding of the controversy surrounding the safety of comfrey. Comfrey is truly one of our favorite herbs for dogs that we have used safely for ourselves and our own pets over the years. ![]()
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