Symphytum
(Symphytum officinale · Comfrey)
The remedy of bones and blows. In the materia medica, Symphytum is associated with injuries to bone and the tissue around it, lingering pricking pain at the site of an old break, and blows to the eye.
Source
The root of comfrey, the plant traditionally called knitbone
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Symph.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Described for broken bones that are slow to knit
Pricking pain and soreness in the bone covering, even after a wound has healed
Pain in the eye or eyeball after a blow from a blunt object
An irritable, sore spot where a bone was broken
Tends to feel better
Rest
Gentle warmth
Tends to feel worse
Touch
Pressure on the injured area
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Symphytum)
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Arnica
(Arnica montana)
Arnica for the bruising and shock of soft tissue; Symphytum for bone and for a blow to the eyeball itself.
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Calcarea phosphorica
(Calcarea phosphorica)
Both are described for bones that are slow to mend; Calcarea phosphorica has a more constitutional picture of growing pains and weakness.
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Ruta graveolens
(Ruta graveolens)
Ruta is linked to bruised bone covering, tendons and sprains; Symphytum to the bone itself and slow-knitting breaks.
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From the classic texts
“Pain in eye after a blow of an obtuse body. For traumatic injuries of the eyes no remedy equals this.”
“Mechanical injuries; blows, bruises, thrusts on the globe of the eye. Pain in eye after a blow of an obtuse body; snow ball strikes the eye”
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