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| Title |
Comfrey root: from tradition to modern clinical trials
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10354-012-0162-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christiane Staiger |
| Abstract |
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) has been used over many centuries as a medicinal plant. In particular, the use of the root has a longstanding tradition. Today, several randomised controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy and safety. Comfrey root extract has been used for the topical treatment of painful muscle and joint complaints. It is clinically proven to relieve pain, inflammation and swelling of muscles and joints in the case of degenerative arthritis, acute myalgia in the back, sprains, contusions and strains after sports injuries and accidents, also in children aged 3 years and older. This paper provides information on clinical trials, non-interventional studies and further literature published on comfrey root till date. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 129 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 123 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 27% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 13% |
| Unknown | 22 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 23% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 10 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 25 | 19% |
| Unknown | 31 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 March 2023.
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#2,662,845
of 24,068,839 outputs
Outputs from Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift
#43
of 438 outputs
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#26,086
of 285,166 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift
#5
of 10 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 438 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.0. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 90% of its peers.
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