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Source Materials Type PLANT
Source Materials Parent
Part root
Record UNII
M9VVZ08EKQ
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Name Type Language
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE ROOT EXTRACT
INCI  
INCI  
Preferred Name English
COMFREY ROOT
EMA HERBAL SUBSTANCE   MART.  
Common Name English
COMFREY ROOT [EMA HERBAL SUBSTANCE]
Common Name English
SLIPPERY-ROOT ROOT
Common Name English
Symphytum officinale root [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY), FRESH ROOT, LIQUID EXTRACT (1:2) ETHANOL 60 %
Common Name English
SYMPHYTI RADIX
EMA HERBAL SUBSTANCE  
Common Name English
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE
HPUS  
Common Name English
BONESET ROOT
Common Name English
SYMPHYTUM ULIGINOSUM ROOT
Common Name English
KNITBONE ROOT
Common Name English
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE [HPUS]
Common Name English
COMMON COMFREY ROOT
Common Name English
COMFREY ROOT [MART.]
Common Name English
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE ROOT
WHO-DD  
Common Name English
HEALING-HERB ROOT
Common Name English
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE L. ROOT [EMA HERBAL SUBSTANCE]
Common Name English
SYMPHYTI RADIX [EMA HERBAL SUBSTANCE]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C79664
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS SYMPHYTUM (FINALIZED)
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Code System Code Type Description
RXCUI
1343346
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PRIMARY RxNorm
WIKIPEDIA
Symphytum officinale
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PRIMARY Symphytum officinale roots have been used in the traditional Balkan medicine internally (as tea or tincture) or externally (as ointment, compresses,or alcoholic digestion) for treatment of disorders of the locomotor system and gastrointestinal tract. The leaves and stems have also been used for the treatment of the same disorders, and additionally also for treatment of rheumatism and gout.[3]Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds. However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea, is discouraged, as it has been highly debated about whether it can cause serious liver damage.[4]
DAILYMED
M9VVZ08EKQ
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FDA UNII
M9VVZ08EKQ
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EVMPD
SUB15446MIG
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PRIMARY
NCI_THESAURUS
C73878
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