Symphytum officinale
The great bone remedy — promotes healing of fractures. Pricking, stitching pains at the site of fracture. Injuries to periosteum from blows. Blunt trauma to the eye from ball or fist. Non-union of fractures. Also called 'knit-bone'.
Source
Prepared from the fresh root and plant of Symphytum officinale (Boraginaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Promotes healing of fractures and bony injuries. Pricking, stitching pain at site of fracture. Black eye from blunt trauma (a ball, fist). Injuries to periosteum where flesh is thin. Non-union of fractures. Irritability of stump after amputation.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable from pain. Otherwise largely undocumented mental picture.
General Symptoms
Used primarily for injuries to bones, periosteum, and cartilage. Promotes callus formation.
Physical Symptoms
Eyes
Blunt trauma to the eye — black eye from a ball, fist, or blunt object (after Arnica for initial bruising).
Extremities
Pricking, stitching pains at site of fracture. Facilitates bone union. Non-union of fractures. Pain in stumps after amputation.
Back
Pain in back from injury. Vertebral injuries.
Chest
Rib fractures, sternal injuries.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, rest
Worse From
Injuries, touch, motion of fractured part, pressure
Constitutional Type
Not a constitutional remedy. Used specifically for bone injuries and fracture healing.
Clinical Indications
Fractures, non-union of fractures, periosteal injuries, black eye from blunt trauma, bone bruising, amputation stump pain
Comparative Materia Medica
Arnica is the first remedy for bruising but not specific to bone healing. Ruta is for injuries where bone is thinly covered (periosteum/tendons). Calcarea phosphorica promotes bone healing more constitutionally in children.
Safety Information
No well-documented antidotes.
Comfrey contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are hepatotoxic with prolonged internal use. External use is generally safe. Potentised forms are safe.
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