COMFREY HERB!!!!!!! HELP!!!

[ellieplatt]

Does anyone know where i can buy comfrey as a food supliement?
like a website,
ive tried holland and baratt..

 

[Cuffey]

Hilton Herbs

 

[ellieplatt]

thankyouu

will check it out!

 

[h_d_haribo]

naturalhorsesupplies.co.uk

£7.99 and its lasted me atleast 2 months!

 

[Theresa_F]

Feedmark do it - still on half price offer until end of the month. If fed it to my old TB years ago when she cracked her fetlock.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Anyone have any positive experience when fed to help with arthritis?

 

[Fii]

If it were a bit earlier in the year you could pick it yourself and save a fortune, it grows in abundance near us . Actualy saying that iv'e just looked out the window and i think there is some still growing. hang it up to dry somwere cool and dry first. Idont know the amounts to feed tho.

 

[A1fie]

Isn't comfrey poisonous to horses? Apologies if not correct but I'm sure I read that it is if taken internally.

I have used a comfrey cream on my lad's legs which I got from a health food store if that helps?

 

[horseriderdeb]

Comfrey is not poisonous to horses. I fed my big chap it when we fell over and he chipped his knee. Its brilliant stuff. The other name for it is knitbone. Because I also did some serious damage to my collar bone I used to put some in a mug poor boiling water on it then strain and drink it

 

[Paint it Lucky]

A1fie, you are sort of right. Comfrey is fine to feed horses but it is only recommended to be fed for short periods, not long term when it can be harmfull. For just a few months or so following an injury it is fine.

 

[brucea]

Cotswold herbs are very good

 

[fatpiggy]

Comfrey IS poisonous (damages the liver) if fed for prolonged periods. It was originally only used as an external poultice. You would probably get away withi it for shorter periods, but I wouldn't use it for chronic arthritis.