Comfrey
| Comfrey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | First Aid |
| Treats | Fractures |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Fresh | 6 days |
| Location | - |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Comfrey
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Comfrey is a wild herb used to help broken bones heal. It is gathered by foraging in woods and fields.
It suits a survivor nursing a fracture with no quick fix at hand. Its leaves are ground into a Comfrey Poultice, which roughly halves the healing time of a broken bone. Its cost is quantity, since each poultice takes five Comfrey. A fresh herb also spoils within about a week.
Comfrey comes from foraging and from farming its seeds. Drying it turns it into Comfrey (Dried), which keeps far longer. The Doctor is the best occupation for first aid. It starts with the most First Aid skill. The Nurse and the Park Ranger also start with some First Aid skill.
How to Use Comfrey
Comfrey does its work as a poultice. The Grind Up Comfrey recipe crushes five of it into a Comfrey Poultice. The recipe needs a Mortar and Pestle or Ceramic Mortar and Pestle, which is kept. It must be learned first.
The poultice goes on a broken bone through the Comfrey Poultice option on the health panel. It works alongside a Splint, and the pair together heal a fracture fastest. A broken bone may need several poultices before it mends, so a good stock of Comfrey pays off.
Plantain and Wild Garlic are ground the same way. Plantain makes a poultice for wounds, and Wild Garlic one for infection.
Upkeep
Fresh Comfrey stays good for about six days before it starts to spoil. Drying it into Comfrey (Dried) stops the spoiling. Dried Comfrey works in the poultice recipe just as well as fresh.
Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Comfrey by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grind Up Comfrey | Comfrey Poultice | 
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- | /additem Base.ComfreyCataplasm
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Locations
Comfrey is found by foraging. It is most common in deep forest. Forest, open vegetation and farmland also hold it. It can be foraged in every season except winter. It is hard to spot without the Herbalist trait or a read copy of The Herbalist magazine. Park Rangers have a big boost to finding it.
It can also be grown from Comfrey seeds. The seeds are sown from March to August, and March and April are the best months. A plant takes about twenty days to grow and gives four to six Comfrey.
Notes
- The tooltip says it aids recovery from broken bones when applied as a poultice.
- Five Comfrey make one poultice.
- Drying it stops it from spoiling.
- Growing it from seed gives a steady supply.
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