{"product_id":"comfrey-root-per-ounce","title":"Comfrey Root","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur US grown comfrey root is cultivated by one of our farm partners in the Pacific Northwest. For thousands of years, comfrey root has been highly regarded in traditional European practices for its healthful properties in topical preparations. \u003cem\u003eSymphytum officinale\u003c\/em\u003e is native to Europe and temperate Asia but is now naturalized worldwide. The plant has large, hairy leaves, a scorpioid inflorescence of bell-shaped flowers, and black roots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA member of the Borage or \u003cem\u003eBoraginaceae\u003c\/em\u003e family, comfrey's relatives include both borage (\u003cem\u003eBorago sp.\u003c\/em\u003e) and heliotrope (\u003cem\u003eHeliotropium sp.\u003c\/em\u003e). The \u003cem\u003eSymphytum\u003c\/em\u003e genus contains about 35 species, all of which can be used interchangeably, although pyrrolizidine alkaloid content varies between species and are highest in Russian comfrey (\u003cem\u003eS. x uplandicum\u003c\/em\u003e) and prickly comfrey or (\u003cem\u003eS. asperum\u003c\/em\u003e). Comfrey has large, rough, hairy, and lance-shaped leaves with whitish, pink, or purple flower spikes which have a slight heliotrope like curl typical of this family. It is native to much of Europe, and various regions in Asia such as the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Siberia, and Turkey, and is commonly found as a weed in temperate northern latitudes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Organic Oasis - Holistic Pantry ","offers":[{"title":"2 oz","offer_id":56048411115812,"sku":null,"price":5.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 oz (1\/4 lb)","offer_id":56048411148580,"sku":null,"price":10.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/8004\/5604\/files\/ScreenShot2026-08-06at7.24.27PM.png?v=1786058693","url":"https:\/\/organicoasis.biz\/products\/comfrey-root-per-ounce","provider":"Organic Oasis - Holistic Pantry ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}