Klaus Alexander Seistrup<span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://norden.social/@holundra" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>holundra</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://a.gup.pe/u/plants" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>plants</span></a></span> One should probably be very careful not to ingest any parts of the <a class="hashtag" href="https://magnetic-ink.dk/tag/comfrey" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#comfrey</a> plant, as it contains <a class="hashtag" href="https://magnetic-ink.dk/tag/hepatotoxic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hepatotoxic</a> pyrrolizidine alkaloids, and only use it topically:<br><br>Symphytum, Phytochemistry, folk medicine, and toxicity:<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphytum#Phytochemistry,_folk_medicine,_and_toxicity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphytum#Phytochemistry,_folk_medicine,_and_toxicity</a><br><br>Pyrrolizidine alkaloid<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrolizidine_alkaloid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrolizidine_alkaloid</a><br><br>&gt; »Of concern is the health risk associated with the use of medicinal herbs that contain [pyrrolizidine alkaloids], notably <a class="hashtag" href="https://magnetic-ink.dk/tag/borage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borage</a> leaf, comfrey and <a class="hashtag" href="https://magnetic-ink.dk/tag/coltsfoot" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coltsfoot</a> in the West, and some Chinese medicinal herbs.«