- Allen TF — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.
“Aletris farinosa, L. Nat. order , Hæmadoraceæ. Common names , Colic root, Star grass. Preparation , Tincture from the root. Authority. Hale (New Remedies, from the Eclectics). Excessive nausea, with giddiness, followed by vomiting and purging. Colic in the hypogastrium. Pressure in the uterine region. Premature and…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Stargrass An anæmic, relaxed condition, especially of the female organism, is portrayed by this remedy. The patient is tired all the time , and suffers from prolapsus, leucorrhœa, rectal distress, etc. Marked anæmia. Chlorotic girls and pregnant women. Power and energy weakened. Confused feelings. Cannot concentrate…”
- Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.
“STRETCHING, bending, backward, Amel.”
- Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.
“Female organs (R). Blood. Loss of fluids. Passing flatus. Bending backward. Debility. Always tired. Heaviness of parts. Uterine reflexes. Hæmorrhage. Anæmia. .................... Frothy saliva. Abdominal colic. Terrible pain during stool. Constipation. Early, profuse menses. Tendency to abortion. Related: Chin. Helo…”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Star Grass Blazing Grass. Colic Root. Unicorn Root. (United States.) N. O. Hæmodoraceæ. Tincture of root. Abortion / Anæmia / Colic / Constipation / Convulsions / Debility / Dysmenorrhœa / Dysuria / Endometritis / Fever / Hæmorrhoids / Hysteric colic / Indigestion / Leucorrhœa / Menorrhagia / Myalgia / Pregnancy…”
- Hale — The introduction story — early pathogenetic and clinical evidence for medicines new to Hale's generation.
“(Star Grass, or False Unicorn.) Botakical Description. — Root, perennial, small, black outside, brown inside, branched, crooked. Root leaves, from six to twelve, spreading on the ground like a star, but all unequal in size, sessile, lanceolate, entire, very smooth, thin and translucent, with many longitudinal veins…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Star Grass. Hæmadoraceæ. The most bitter plant ; much more so than Aloes, Gentian or Quassia. (-BIGELOW.) Weariness of body and mind. Vertigo, sleepiness, vomiting and purging ; even stupefaction. Dizzy when stooping. Eyes feel sore and look dim. Spits a good deal and raises froth. Want of appetite with weakness. Want…”
- Hughes & Dake — The source evidence — provings and poisonings retained with their experimental context.
“ALETRIS. Aletris farlnoia, L. Star.grass. Nat. Ord., Hsmudor^icict. I. Provings, — I. Man. Took^ Nov, ird, 10 dropi of 1, at a. 30 p.tii,> and t% drops at 4. At 4.30 slight nausea with pressure lo forehead; nausea increa&cd till 6, when a meal relieved it for i h., it then retxiracd and lasted all e., sight or thought…”
