Preferred Label : comfrey;

MeSH definition : Perennial herb Symphytum officinale, in the family Boraginaceae, used topically for wound healing. It contains ALLANTOIN, carotene, essential oils (OILS, VOLATILE); GLYCOSIDES; mucilage, resin, SAPONINS; TANNINS; triterpenoids, VITAMIN B12, and ZINC. Comfrey also contains PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS and is hepatotoxic if ingested.;

MeSH synonym : comfreys; symphytum officinale; symphytum officinales; officinales, symphytum;

CISMeF synonym : officinale, symphytum;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphytum officinale;

UNII : txid278672;

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