Comfrey and abrasions
What 2 graded rows on comfrey agree on for abrasions, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Comfrey and abrasions
2 rows · 386 peopleThey agree: both rows found an improvement.
- CGrade C× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 386
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 278 people (2007) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 108 to 278 people, published from 2007 to 2012: 2 single studies.
The rows
2 improved- CGrade CTime for fresh abrasions to close: 10% vs 1% herb cream · Improved
RCT · n 278 · 2007 · Patients with fresh abrasions, 64 of them aged 20 or younger
Topical cream as directed in the trial · 10-day observation
Wound size fell faster in the first 2 to 3 days (49% vs 29% a day), and estimated time to complete closure was 2.97 days shorter (4.08 vs 7.05 days). No skin reactions were seen.
- CGrade CAbrasion closure in children: 10% vs 1% herb cream · Improved
RCT · n 108 · 2012 · Children aged 3 to 12 with fresh abrasions
Topical cream as directed in the trial · Until closure (assessed at days 2 to 3 and 7 to 9)
A 50% closure rate was reached 0.9 days earlier with the 10% cream (rate 0.38 vs 0.26 a day, p = 0.0002), and physicians rated it good or very good more often. No adverse effects or skin irritation were reported.