- Allen HC — The keynotes that separate this remedy from its nearest neighbours.
“Southernwood. (Compositae.) Alternate constipation and diarrhoea; lineteria. Marasmus of children with marked emaciation, especially of legs (Iod., Sanic., Tub.); the skin is flabby and hangs loose in folds (of neck, Nat. m., Sanic.). In marasmus head weak, cannot hold it up. (Aeth.). Marasmus of lower extremities…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Southernwood A very useful remedy in marasmus , especially of lower extremities only , yet with good appetite. Metastasis. Rheumatism following checked diarrhœa. Ill effects of suppressed conditions especially in gouty subjects. Tuberculous peritonitis. Exudative pleurisy and other exudative processes. After operation…”
- Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.
“Nerves. Nutrition. Veins. Cold air. Wet. Checked secretions. Night. Fogs. Loose stool (Nat-s. Zin.). Motion. Numb, weak, tremulous and paretic. Can't hold up head. Exudations, into pleura, joints, from navel, etc. True metastases; receding gout, etc. Alternations; piles with rheumatism (Coll. Sabi.). Rheumatism, after…”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Artemisia abrotanum. Lady's Love. Southernwood. (Southern Europe.) N. O. Compositæ. Tincture of fresh leaves and stems. Boils / Chilblains / Epilepsy / Gout / Hæmorrhoids / Hectic fever / Hydrocele / Indigestion / Lienteria / Marasmus / Myelitis, chronic / Nose-bleed / Paralysis / Rheumatism / Umbilicus, oozing from /…”
- Farrington — The differential diagnosis — remedy families narrowed through direct clinical comparison.
“Artemisia abrotanum is suited to suddenly appearing cases of spinal inflammation and to chronic myelitis. There are sudden aching pains in the back which are relieved by motion, and numbness and paralysis. It is especially called for in rheumatic patients.”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Southernwood. Compositæ . Artimisia abrotanum, or southernwood , growing on sunny hills in Southern Europe, and cultivated in gardens. Celebrated as an old popular medicine. Introduced into our practice by Deventer. Proved by Gatchell on two women. Feebleness and dulness of mind. No capacity for thinking, as if all…”
- Hughes & Dake — The source evidence — provings and poisonings retained with their experimental context.
“Artemisia Abrotanum. I, Pro^ings.^^i. Dr. A. M.Cushing, well, but subject to itching papillary eruption on legs, and of habitually loose bowels, took, of a ti net. prepared by maceration from entire fresh plant, on Feb, 6th, 1866, at 10.30 p.m., 6 drops. In 5 m., head felt ai> if squeezed on temporal regions. Slight…”
- Kent — The mental and general picture — who the patient is, before what the remedy cures.
“This a very valuable remedy should be more frequently used. It is indicated in such conditions as are cured by Bryonia and Rhus tox ., but its symptoms mark out its own individual cases. Rheumatic conditions with heart irritation; epistaxis; bloody urine; anxiety and trembling, when there has been a history of…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: southern wood. Marasmus of children, with marked emaciation, especially of legs (Iod., Sanic., Tub. emaciation of neck- Nat-M., Sanic.). The skin is flabby and hangs loose in folds (A.). The child is cross and depressed (G.). RAVENOUS HUNGER; LOSING FLESH WHILE EATING WELL (Iod., Nat-M., Sanic., Tub.)…”
- Nash — The comparisons — the remedy set beside the ones it is most often confused with.
“Marasmus most pronounced in lower extremities, from mal-nutrition; diarrhœa; diarrhœa alternating with rheumatism.”
