Symphytum
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Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name comfrey.
Russian comfrey (Symphytum × uplandicum)
Flowers of Russian comfrey
Herbal medicine
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Herbal medicine is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine. Scientific evidence for the effectiveness of many herbal treatments remains li
A selection of antique herbal medicines
A physician preparing an elixir, from an Arabic version of Dioscorides's pharmacopoeia, 1224
Leaves of Eucalyptus olida being packed into a steam distillation unit to gather its essential oil
A herb shop in the souk of Marrakesh, Morocco