Mezereum compare in 12 dei 13 libri classici su Similia. Ognuno è stato scritto per svolgere un compito diverso — ecco cosa aggiunge ciascuno su questo rimedio, con l'inizio della relativa voce.
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Daphne mezereum, Linn. Natural order , Thymelaceæ. Common names , Mezereon, (G.) Seidel-bast, (Fr.) Le bois gentil. Preparation , tincture of the bark of root and stem. Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 26 , from Hahnemann, Chr. Kn.).”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Spurge Olive Skin symptoms, affections of bones, and neuralgias most important, especially about teeth and face. Bruised, weary feeling in joints, with drawing and stiffness. Pains of various kinds, with chilliness and sensitiveness to cold air . Bone pains. Eruptions after vaccination. Burning, darting sensation in…”
- Boger (GA) — Sotto quali rubriche generali rientra questo rimedio — l'impalcatura analitica.
“BONES. BORING, grinding, etc. BURNING, stinging. CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE, weather, seasons, oncoming storms, etc. Agg. CRUSTS, scabs DESQUAMATION, hair falls, etc. DIRECTION of sensations, Radiating ERUPTIONS ERUPTIONS, Herpes PHAGEDENA, slough, etc. SHUDDERING, nervous SIDE, Left SPASMODIC OR CONVULSIVE EFFECTS…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“SKIN. Nerves or bones: Head. Face. Jaws. Mucous membranes: Mouth. Stomach. One side. NIGHT. Suppressions. WARMTH OF BED, fire, etc. Cold air; drafts; damp. Motion. Touch. Mercury. Vaccination. Wrapping up (Nerves, Bones). Eating. Open air. Acrid secretions, pus, leucorrhœa, etc. Violent, irritative burning itching…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“Daphne mezereum. Chamælia germanica. Mezereon, Spurge Olive. (Hilly woods over nearly whole of Europe and Russian Asia.) N. O. Thymelaceæ. Tincture of fresh bark gathered just before the plant flowers in February and March. Bones, affections of / Coccygodynia / Constipation / Contraction of tendons / Crusta lactea /…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Daphne Mezereum ; Spurge Olive. Thymelaceæ. A hardy shrub, native of Great Britain and Northern countries ; flowers early in Spring, sometimes in the snow. The fresh bark is gathered before the flowers appear, and from it is prepared the alcoholic tincture. Introduced by Stapf and extensively proved by Hahnemann…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“The principal use of this remedy is in eruptions and ulcerations. The most violent and important of its symptoms are those of mucous membranes, skin and periosteum. The outer surfaces of the body are in a constant state of irritation; nervous feelings, biting, tingling, itching, changing place from scratching. Even…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Paralytic tension in the limbs and twitching of the muscles. Burning in internal parts and quivering in external parts. External chilliness is associated with the internal burning. Heaviness in the limbs. Sensitiveness to cold air is a strong indication for its use. Swelling of the bone and caries of the same…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Restlessness when alone and longing for company. Hypochondriac mood, with low spirits and weeping. Indifference about every thing and ever body around him. Aversion to talk, it seems to him to be hard work to utter one word. Disposed to reproach others or to quarrel. Irresolute. Unable to recollect, the mind is easily…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common names: daphne mezerium; spurge olive. Bad effects of Mercury and Alcohol (Podo., Sulph.) (A.). Headache: Violent after slight vexation; painful on the slightest touch, right-sided (A.). Heaviness in the limbs (Plb.). Paralytic tension in the limbs and twitching of the muscles. Burning in internal parts and…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Pains in the long bones, especially tibia. Facial neuralgia or toothache, when the pains are greatly by radiate heat. Noise; vesicular eruptions, with excoriations, formation of thick scabs, < at night; zona. Pains in the long bones, especially the tibia, are sometimes greatly relieved by this remedy. I once cured a…”