Adv Ther. 2000 Jul-Aug; 17(4): 204-10.

Effects of Symphytum ointment on muscular symptoms and functional locomotor disturbances.

Kucera M, KÃ¡lal J, PolesnÃ¡ Z.

University Hospital for Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, Second Medical Faculty, Karls University, Prague, Czech Republic.

In an open, uncontrolled study, 105 patients with locomotor system symptoms were treated twice daily with an ointment containing a Symphytum active substance complex. A clear therapeutic effect was noted on chronic and subacute symptoms that were accompanied mainly by functional disturbances and pain in the musculature. The preparation was most effective against muscle pain, swelling and overstrain, arthralgia/distortions, enthesopathy, and vertebral syndrome. Activity was weaker against degenerative conditions, for which the ointment may have an adjuvant role with the aim of improving muscular dysfunction and alleviating pain.