Any ideas what this plant is?

[SarzWix]

I didn't think knitbone is to do with homeopathy. It produces thick mucus when the leaves are mashed up and it used to be smeared on a cloth bandage to set broken bones because it dries rock hard. The old equivalent of a 'pot' I gather.

That could be right, but the main medicinal part of comfrey is the roots, which you can make ointments etc with. It has the action of causing cells to replicate, & used to be widely used internally (teas etc) to help 'knit-bones' as well as healing other things, but these days it's not advised to ingest because it can also cause cancer cells to replicate

[Earthbabe]

That could be right, but the main medicinal part of comfrey is the roots, which you can make ointments etc with. It has the action of causing cells to replicate, & used to be widely used internally (teas etc) to help 'knit-bones' as well as healing other things, but these days it's not advised to ingest because it can also cause cancer cells to replicate

And in high doses comfrey can damage the liver.

[Flummery]

I'll stick to the red wine then!