Comfrey cream

Slices of a big piece of comfrey root. that have been air dried for a couple of days. this is me having a go at making comfrey ointment, as previously demonstrated to us by herbalist, Amanda Dean

She will also be running a workshop on the permaculture course, where we'll get a chance to make stuff like this. but I have used up my stock from last year so I was keen to have myself. I am very pleased with the result. I simmered it in olive oil, and let it stand for a day or two, then simmered it again, sieved out the root and then grated in a block of beeswax. It has set beautifully.

Its the perfect thing for sores and cuts, and is also supposed to do wonders for broken bones, knit-bone being one of it common names.