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Comfrey has been traditionally called knitbones herb because it speeds cell regeneration, and thus stimulates bone and soft tissue growth, which leads to increased pain. Boneset is primarily used nowadays by Chinese herbalists to reduce fever, but the indigenous peoples of northern America used it for reducing broken bones and easing arthritis. Boneset and comfrey are natural partners in healing broken bones. In addition to helping with bone healing, Comfrey, a purple flower, is available in pill form under the genus name of Symphytum, which has the ability to relieve pain and accelerate the healing process.
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Symphytum and bone healing skin#
Do not use it on wounds that have occurred because it will cause skin and mucus membrane irritation. This plant belongs to the Asteraceae (Daisy) family and its flowers are recommended for treatment of concussion, falls and fractures, as well as inflammation, injury, pain, physical and emotional shock, post-surgical trauma, and post-traumatic stress. As a stimulant for macrophage activity, arnica can decrease swelling and nerve pressure, and it is safest used in a homeopathic form. Fruit is also brewed into hot or cold teas and flavored with honey. The arnica powder found between the petals serves to assist the healing process. If we are able to demonstrate, using rigorous methods, that the homeopathic medicine heals bone faster than the placebo, those who believe homeopathy to only be a placebo effect may need to reconsider that position.A sunflower is rich in Arnica, which can be useful in treating sprains and broken bones.
Symphytum and bone healing trial#
It is also a rare instance of a subject where it is appropriate to use a double-blind placebo-controlled trial design, allowing us to test the medicine against a dummy pill in the same way as conventional drugs are tested. “As well as the clear benefit to patients of fractures healing faster, this treatment could bring economic benefits from patients returning to normal activities sooner. Rachel was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in 2013 to acknowledge her outstanding contribution to Homeopathy. Rachel has lectured in homeopathy and medical sciences at various colleges in the UK and overseas. She held the post of Research Consultant for the Society of Homeopaths from 2008-2012 and joined the Homeopathy Research Institute as Chief Executive in March 2010.
Symphytum and bone healing professional#
Ms Roberts holds a first class honours degree in Biological Sciences (specialising in Physiology) from the University of Birmingham and has been a professional homeopath since 1997. She is currently Lead Clinician, Academic Director and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine, at Bristol Homeopathic Hospital. Dr Thompson is a Consultant Homeopathic Physician specialising in oncology and a Fellow of the Faculty of Homeopathy. Research teamĭr Elizabeth Thompson BAOxon MBBS MRCP FFHom, who has extensive experience in clinical research in homeopathy, is confirmed as Mrs Roberts’ first supervisor. Wider implications of this projectĭemonstrating that a homeopathic medicine can improve bone healing either in terms of healing time, pain relief or both, could have a wide range of future applications the treatment could be of benefit to ‘healthy’ NHS patients with simple fractures, cancer patients with painful secondary bone tumours and patients with osteoporosis (being used to increase bone density, provide pain relief and/or stimulate healing in osteoporotic fractures). the double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial, still referred to by many as the ‘gold standard’ trial design for testing efficacy of a medical intervention.
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not related to any underlying disease) are one example, making the topic suitable for the type of research trial routinely used to test conventional drugs i.e. However in a small number of clinical situations, one homeopathic medicine is likely to help most people and can therefore be prescribed in the same way to all patients, without a homeopathic consultation. This raises significant challenges in terms of designing appropriate research studies which are able to isolate and measure the action of the homeopathic medicine, separately from the therapeutic effect of the consultation and the placebo effect. In most cases homeopathic treatment involves a lengthy consultation with a homeopath, followed by a prescription which is individualised to each patient. Cost-effectiveness would be assessed as an integral part of the clinical trial.
Symphytum and bone healing series#
The project would consist broadly of a literature review, case series and pilot double-blind, randomised clinical trial, with the intention to proceed to a full-scale efficacy trial should findings warrant this. Investigating the efficacy of the homeopathic medicine Symphytum for reducing healing time in patients with simple fractures