Rheum Palmatum compare in 11 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 HC — I sintomi chiave che distinguono questo rimedio dai suoi rimedi più affini.
“Rhubarb. (Polygonaceae) Suitable for children, especially during dentition. Sour smell of the whole body; child smells sour, even after washing or bathing (Hep., Mag. c.). Screaming of children with urging and sour stools. Children cry and toss about all night (Psor.). Child impatient, desires many things, and cries…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Rheum officinale, Baillon. Natural order , Polygonaceæ. Common names , Rhubarb, Rhabarber. Preparation , Trituration of the dry root. Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 14 , from Hahnemann). Delirium, 7. Mental excitement, 15. The child impatiently desires many different things and cries, 1. Moaning, anxiety, ill-humor, 1…”
- Boger (GA) — Sotto quali rubriche generali rientra questo rimedio — l'impalcatura analitica.
“FOAMY, frothy LYING, bent or doubled up, Amel. SOURNESS”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“Muscles of:Bile ducts. Duodenum. Intestines. Liver. Dentition. Eating. Summer. Nursing women. Warmth. Wrapping up. Sour , impatient, colicky children, who are always screaming and crying. Sour taste, vomitus, stools, sweat, etc. .................... Offensive mucus in mouth, after sleep. Difficult teething. Loathing…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“officinale. R. palmatum. Rhabarbarum. Rhubarb (though called "Turkey-rhubarb," the root comes from China, the exact species yielding it not being certainly known). N. O. Polygonaceæ. Tincture and trituration of the dried root. [A tincture of the fresh leaves and young stalks should be investigated.] Ardor urinæ /…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Rhubarb. Polygonaceæ. Provings by Hahnemann, Gross, Hornburg, Rückert, Teuthorn, etc. See Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 8, p. 303 . CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Headache , Fuller, Hah. Mo., vol. 20, p. 539 ; Difficult dentition , Tuller, Hah. Mo., vol. 20, p. 538 ; Renal affections , Tuller, Hah. Mo., vol. 20, p. 542 ; Diarrhœa…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“All joints are painful when moving. Bubbling sensation as from bubbles in the muscles and joints. The limbs on which one lies go to sleep. Debility and heaviness in the whole body as if he was awakened from a heavy sleep. Especially suitable for children, during lactation and dentition. Cool perspirations (around the…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Restlessness, with inclination to weep. The child demands various things with vehemence and weeping. Indolent and taciturn. Heaviness in the head, with heat rising to it. Dull, stupefying headache, with bloated eyes. Pulsation in the head, ascending from the abdomen. Pulsation in the eyes. Swimming eyes, full of…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: rhubarb. Especially suitable for children, during lactation and dentition (Calc., Calc-P., Mag-C., Pod., Sil., Sulph) We use this remedy most particularly for sour-smelling children; stools, vomit, breath-all smell sour (G.). Nightly sleeplessness with loping about and crying. All joints are painful when…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Is another remedy which, like Jalapa, has been abused by the old school, but is very valuable when used homœopathically. The leading indication is sour stools. They may be brown mixed with mucus, or thin and pasty. There is often much pain before the stool, of a colicky nature, and there may be tenesmus after stool…”
