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Symphytum Officinale

PRACTICAL Symphytum
SYMPH · 7 entries across 7 books
PreparationTincture of fresh root-stock collected before flowering and in autumn. Tincture of fresh plant. Clarke
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Tincture. Externally as a dressing for sores and ulcers and pruritus aniDose · Boericke

Reason for use

Mechanical injuries, bad effects from blows, bruises, thrusts on the eye. Pain from fractured bones.

Complete text of the Symphytum Officinale entry in Lippe - Materia Medica; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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More on Symphytum Officinale

Simple remedy · Plant

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

Remedies said to end or reduce the action of Symphytum Officinale, for example if it has caused an unwanted reaction. What is an antidote?

Antidoted byAceticum Acidum HeringPlatinum Clarke

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

AntidotesCantharis Vesicatoria ClarkeMillefolium ClarkeUrtica Urens Boericke

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 · shown above

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 →)

compare 13Arnica MontanaAurumCalcarea PhosphoricaCalendula OfficinalisFluoricum AcidumHeparHepar SulphurHypericum PerforatumLedum PalustreMercurius SolubilisRhus ToxicodendronSilica MarinaSilicea Terra
follows well 1Arnica Montana

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 22Anacardium OrientaleAristolochia MilhomensCalcarea PhosphoricaCalendula OfficinalisCarbolicum AcidumCocculus IndicusEupatorium PerfoliatumHecla LavaHeliotropiumLedum PalustreLonicera PericlymenumMagnesia PhosphoricaMyosotis SymphytifoliaOnosmodium VirginianumOvi Gallinae PelliculaPhytolacca DecandraRuta GraveolensSanicula Aqua
+4 moreSecale CornutumSulphuric AcidThyroidinumViburnum Opulus
compatible 1Ruta Graveolens
complementary 2Arnica MontanaCalendula Officinalis
follows well 1Fluoric Acid
similar 5Arnica MontanaDigitalinumKali MuriaticumKali SulphuricumNatrum Muriaticum

Other remedies of the Boraginaceae

HeliotropiumMyosotis SymphytifoliaOnosmodium Virginianum

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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Clinical (Clarke)

AbscessBackache, from sexual excessBone, cancer of; injuries ofBreasts, soreEyes, pains in; injuries ofFractures; non-union of; nervousGlands, enlargedGunshot woundsHerniaMenses, arrestedPeriosteum, sensitive, painfulPsoas abscessSexual excess, effects ofSprainsStump, irritableWounds

Indicated for (Boger)

CallositiesColdnessEyes, injuriesFace, injuriesInjuries, bones or cartilageInjuries, head, toInjuries, oldMotion, gentle, amelPricklingStitches