- Key Actions: Anti-inflammatory, Astringent, Demulcent, Wound healer.
- Parts Used: Leaf, Root
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale, Comfrey
🧬 Remedy Miasm: Psoric Miasm
The Psoric miasm is considered the mother of all chronic diseases. It primarily manifests as functional nervous weakness, allergies, skin itching, eruptions, and hypersensitivity.
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GENERAL
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MODALITIES ETC
- Cautions: during pregnancy
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RELATIONSHIPS
📊 Side-by-Side Comparison:
Often used with: Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
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SKIN
- Comfrey Symphytum officinale Comfrey root is highly effective in stimulating tissue repair.
- When applied regularly to damaged tissue such as sprains, bruises, sports injuries, and operation scars, it promotes regrowth and shortens recovery or repair time.
- Comfrey ointment or cream merits a place in every home first aid kit.
- medicinal uses Parts used Leaf • Root Key actions Anti-inflammatory • Astringent • Demulcent • Wound healer bruises, sprains, and tissue repair Applied as soon as possible to the site of bruises, sprains, or minor fractures, comfrey cream or ointment will often minimize swelling and promote quick and effective repair.
- Continue applying, as ointment, cream, or poultice of leaves and root, until tissue is healed.
- Comfrey also helps with varicose veins, slow- healing wounds, and ulcers.
- Where the wound is still open, apply comfrey carefully around the margins of the wound, not directly on it.
- Apply comfrey with caution during pregnancy .
- key information safety ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ traditional use ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ research ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ best taKen as Ointment ✓✓✓ Leaves, cream, lotion ✓✓ dosage T, Leaf: C (see pp.44–45) often used with Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) cautions Do not take comfrey root internally.
- Do not take comfrey leaf internally during pregnancy, or for more than 6 weeks at a time.
- Do not apply comfrey to open wounds.
- Restricted in some countries, such as US; internal use not legal in Australia.
- See also pp.41–52.
- Comfrey, which is also known as “knitbone,” stimulates bone repair.
- root helps to heal bruises SyMphyTuM off ICINALE Fresh root 211
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Literature Citation & References:
This clinical profile is compiled from: Andrew Chevallier, FNIMH — Herbal Remedies (Eyewitness Companions), and Dr. David Keifer, MD — Herbal Remedies Reference Guide. Synced with traditional botanical use and pharmacological outlines.
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This profile has been verified by the Herbalhomeo medical team in accordance with authoritative homeopathic references.
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