Talk:Comfrey

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[edit] Genus or species

Is this article about the genus Symphytum or about the species Symphytum officinale? It makes a difference for interwiki. Other wikipedia tend to have seperate articles for the species and the genus. Taka 06:56, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

I would vote to have this be a species page, and move the generic info to Symphytum. The word "comfrey" by itself is used for S. officinale. The other species are always qualified. This was the same logic I used for [onion]] -- WormRunner 17:51, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

I will agree with any solution, English names of organisms are not my strongest point of knowledge. It would be nice to seperate the genus from the species. Taka 07:00, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Addition: concerning interwiki's this article is now mainly considered to be about the genus. Also the taxobox points at an article about the genus. Taka 07:01, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Do the Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids Break Down In Air?

When using confrey as compost do the Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids break down in air or might other plants absorb them cumulatively?24.83.178.11 11:45, 18 April 2007 (UTC)BeeCier

[edit] Sources

I don't believe the medicinal uses section adequately cites sources. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.241.174.129 (talk) 17:52, 27 April 2007 (UTC).