Comfrey: A Clinical Overview
Open Access
- 23 February 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Phytotherapy Research
- Vol. 26 (10), 1441-1448
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.4612
Abstract
Comfrey has a centuries‐old tradition as a medicinal plant. Today, multiple randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of comfrey preparations for the topical treatment of pain, inflammation and swelling of muscles and joints in degenerative arthritis, acute myalgia in the back, sprains, contusions and strains after sports injuries and accidents, also in children aged 3 or 4 and over. This paper provides information on clinical trials and non‐interventional studies published on comfrey to date and further literature, substantiating the fact that topical comfrey preparations are a valuable therapy option for the treatment of painful muscle and joint complaints. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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