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Symphytum Officinale

Simple remedy · Plant

7 entries across 7 books · abbreviations: SYMPH · Family: Boraginaceae

Source and preparationPlant · Boraginaceae · PRACTICAL Symphytum
PreparationTincture of fresh root-stock collected before flowering and in autumn. Tincture of fresh plant. Clarke
Full source note…PRACTICAL Symphytum. Symphytum officinale. Bone-set. Healing Herb. Comfrey. N. O. Boraginaceae. Tincture of fresh root-stock collected before flowering and in autumn. Tincture of fresh plant. Clarke
About the family
Boraginaceae…The borage family is a family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants, typically with hairy leaves and blue or purple flowers, including borage, forget-me-not and comfrey. Of the listed remedies, Symphytum officinale (comfrey) is the best-known in homeopathy, with Onosmodium virginianum also used.
DoseØ · Tincture. Externally as a dressing for sores and ulcers and pruritus ani. · Boericke ⓘ

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Remedies whose action Symphytum Officinale is said to end or reduce.

Entries

1 Boericke

SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE · William Boericke · 922 chars

3 Clarke

Symphytum · John Henry Clarke · 11,738 chars

4 Hering

Symphytum · Constantine Hering · 52,639 chars

5 Allen

Symphytum · Henry C. Allen · 653 chars

10 Lippe

Symphytum officinale · Adolph zur Lippe · 123 chars

15 Tyler

Symphytum Officinale · Margaret Lucy Tyler · 10,541 chars

27 Anshutz

Symphytum Officinale · Edward Pollock Anshutz · 9,096 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

follows well 1Arnica Montana

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compatible 1Ruta Graveolens
follows well 1Fluoric Acid

Other remedies of the Boraginaceae

Research (8)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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  1. The Impact of Homeopathic Medicines on Dental Stem Cells: An Experimental StudyPereira MC, Soares TB, Stroparo JLO et al. · DNA and cell biology · 2026 · doi
  2. Symphytum officinale enhances fracture healing in Wistar albino rats by promoting osteogenesis in fracture callusTyagi S, Pagaku PK, Shrivastava V et al. · Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine · 2026 · doi
  3. Unveiling the Potential of Cell Line Models in Homeopathic Research: A ReviewAphale P, Shekhar H, Dokania S · Alternative therapies in health and medicine · 2025 · Systematic Review
  4. Symphytum officinale augments osteogenesis in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro as they differentiate into osteoblastsDey D, Jingar P, Agrawal S et al. · Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2020 · doi
  5. Bone computed tomography mineral content evaluation in chickens: effects of substances in homeopathic concentrationCanello S, Gasparini G, Luisetto P et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2016 · doi
  6. Herbal medicine for low-back painOltean H, Robbins C, van Tulder MW et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014 · Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review · doi
  7. A homeopathic remedy from arnica, marigold, St. John's wort and comfrey accelerates in vitro wound scratch closure of NIH 3T3 fibroblastsHostanska K, Rostock M, Melzer J et al. · BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2012 · doi
  8. Homeopathic Symphytum officinale increases removal torque and radiographic bone density around titanium implants in ratsSpin-Neto R, Belluci MM, Sakakura CE et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2010 · doi

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