Christopher's Original Formulas BF and C Powder with Comfrey - Herbal Supplement for Joint & Muscle Support - Perfect for Athletes, Fitness Enthusiasts & Active Lifestyles

I bought this product to help me recover after I had a surgery on my wrist. My splint wasn't that secure so I ended up having a lot of swelling and pain when I was recovering, but I couldn't put anything on it because it was inside of a cast which is why I got this product. I've used comfrey in the past externally so I knew that it's effective. Comfrey has a long track record of helping heal injuries and internal and external issues.It helped right away with pain reduction and I continued to take about a half a teaspoon everyday for about two weeks. I thought about getting veggie capsules but I just don't take it frequently enough to make it worth it. The taste is pretty gross, but it's actually quite easy to cover up the taste of this compared to some of the other herbal things I've tried.Because this is a powder, I found it difficult to mix with liquids because it likes to float and not mix evenly so it tends to clump up and stick to the sides of a cup. The solution actually ended up being much simpler than I anticipated: I just put the herbs directly into my mouth and quickly chased it with some kind of flavored beverage like grape juice. The taste of the fruit juice rapidly covered up any foulness from the herbs. But if you stick it in your mouth just don't move it around with your tongue- try to taste it as little as possible.This product ended up having a delightful side effect that I had not anticipated. I had been dealing with adrenal fatigue for some time and I had been taking all different kinds of adrenal support herbs to help get me to sleep through the night like a normal person. I hadn't taken any of those herbs for a while but once my cast came off the effects of having been taking this was that my sleep cycle had completely normalized. It perked up my adrenals and they are performing better than I can ever remember and I only ingested this for two weeks. I haven't had to have any since.It's too bad about the stupid FDA and their stupid ban. This is a great indigestible product. The only thing that made me sick after my surgery was the stupid opioids the doctors gave me- those pills gave me the worst constipation I've ever experienced. It was like s******* glass. They even have drugs on TV now that have been designed just to treat opioid induced constipation... And yet the FDA hasn't banned prescription drugs even though they are well aware that they kill people every day. Never mind the fact that there are very few documented cases of comfrey actually causing permanent damage to the liver and those cases are pretty extreme.So if you're concerned about 'research' about how this product can cause damage to your liver I honestly would just completely disregard it. Ask yourself this question: if your doctor prescribes you a powerful drug that will damage your liver or some other internal organ, would you still take it and sleep good at night? If your answer was 'yes' then you have absolutely nothing to fear from comfrey. It is far less likely to harm you and if you're exercising common sense when you use this than you would know better than the take this indefinitely anyway.