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Research · Narrative review

Comfrey: A Clinical Overview

What it found

Randomized trials of topical comfrey reduced pain and improved mobility in back pain, knee OA and ankle sprains, comparably to topical diclofenac.

Design
Narrative review
Year
2012
Population
patients with back pain, knee OA, sprains
Intervention
topical comfrey root extract
Outcome
pain, mobility
Journal
Phytotherapy Research

Citation last checked 2026-06-21.