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Symphytum Officinale

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Comfrey · Knitbone · "The Bone Fracture Knitbone Remedy"
symph.PlantCommonPsoric
Source
🎯 It acts primarily on the periosteum and bones to stimulate healing and repair of fractures and injuries.
📖 Boericke writes:
Comfrey-Knitbone
(SYMPHYTUM)
The root contains a crystalline solid, that stimulates the growth of epithelium on ulcerated surfaces. It may be administered internally in the treatment of gastric and duodenal juries to sinews, tendons and the periosteum. Acts on joints generally. Neuralgia of knee.
Of great use in wounds penetrating to perineum and bones,and in non-union of fractures; irritable stump after amputation, irritable bone at point of fracture. Psoas abscess.Pricking pain and soreness of periosteum.
👤 Constitution
•Generally indicated for individuals suffering from physical trauma, specifically involving bones, tendons, or the eyes.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Of great use in wounds penetrating to perineum and bones, and in non-union of fractures; irritable stump after amputation, irritable bone at point of fracture.
introduction
Pain in eye after a blow of an obtuse body.
eye
🩺 Systems & Indications
⚙️Introduction
Used for promoting the healing of fractures, bone injuries, and deep tissue trauma.
Slow healing of broken bones or failure of bones to knit together.
Painful or sensitive stump following an amputation.
Soreness and pricking pain in the membrane covering the bones (periosteum).
Injuries to tendons, ligaments, and joints.
Deep abscesses near the spine (psoas abscess).
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
Blows
eye pain
soreness and bruising
↑Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
📝Externally as a dressing for sores, ulcers, and itching of the anus.
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Arnica Montana →Calcarea Phosphorica →Calcarea Carbonica →
📚 Sources & References

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