stepped on the edge of a scantling, which rolled, and she turned her ankle. (3) Here is one of his cures: “More than a year ago fell and struck knee on a stone, wound healed and scarcely left any trace, but there remained an acute stitching pain at point of injury, felt when the part was touched by clothing as when knee was bent.” Allen also gives the following cure reported by Fowler: Mrs. He cured many cases after others had used *Arnica and failed. was the only remedy Lippe has seen efficient. (2) In traumatic injuries of bone or periosteum (as from a snowball or anything else on the face), *Symp. 60) refers to the following indications for *Symphytum given by Lippe: (1) When the bone or periosteum has been injured and the soft parts have recovered from the bruised soreness under *Arnica, the remaining pain and soreness of periosteum may be promptly relieved by *Symp. The glutinous juice of the root seems, according to Gerarde, to have given the key to its action as a vulnerary. *Consolida is one of them, and “Comfrey” is derived from *Confirmare. *Symphytum has not received its names for nothing. Squire knew a bone-setter who practised fifty years ago, and rendered himself famous for setting compound fractures with this root, which he kept secret, and he never removed the bandage after the first dressing until the limb was well (R.T.C.). The black rind (of root) is scraped off and the mucilaginous root is then scraped carefully into a nice even pulp, this spread of the thickness of a crown piece upon cambric or old muslin in wrapped round the limb and bandaged over, it shortly stiffens, and forms a casing superior to starch, giving support and strength to the part.” P. P., 6th edition.) gives as the “medicinal properties” of *Symphytum: “Astringent, mucilaginous, glutinous, useful to form cases for injured limbs. The same bruised and laid to in manner of a plaster, do heal all fresh and green wounds, and are so glutinous, that it will solder and glue together meat that is chopped in pieces, seething in a pot, and make it in one lump” (Gerarde). “The roots of Comfrey stamped, and the juice drunk with wine, help those that spit blood and heal all inward wounds and burstings. *Symphytum may be considered the orthopaedic specific of herbal medicine. Tincture of fresh root-stock collected before flowering and in autumn.
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