Asa foetida 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 TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“ASAFŒTIDA. Ferula Asafœtida, Linn. Nat. order , Umbelliferæ. Common name (German), Stinkasand. Preparation , Tincture of the gum. Authorities. Very irritable in disposition , and yet indifferent to everything, 1. Fretful and apprehensive mood, which seems to arise from the abdomen; it is, however, not difficult to fix…”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Gum of the Stinkasand (ASAFOETIDA) The flatulence and spasmodic contraction of stomach and œsophagus with reverse peristalsis are the most marked symptoms. In its selection, its relation to the hysterical and hypochondriacal patients, must be borne in mind. Besides these superficial symptoms, it has been found to…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“NERVES. Mind. Gullet. Digestive tract. Periosteum: Ears. Nose. Tibia. Left side. Night. In room. Rest. Eating. Suppression. Mercury. Noise. Sitting. Warm wraps. Motion in open air. Pressure. Full, stout aspect, but intolerably nervous and OVERSENSITIVE. Fits of violent, hard throbbing, pressure, sharp sticking, etc…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“Asafœtida. Narthex asafœtida. N. O. Umbelliferæ. Tincture of the gum resin (obtained by incision from the living root). Asthma / Bone, disease of / Chorea / Diarrhœa / Dyspepsia / Flatulence / Headache / Heart, affections of / Hypersensitiveness / Hysteria Iritis / Lactation, disorders of / Mercury, effects of /…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Assafetida. Umbelliferæ. Introduced and proved by Franz, in 1822. See Stapf's Archives, vol. i, No. 3, p. 187 ; 326 symptoms from Hahnemann, Stapf, Gross and Gutmann. In 1829, Jörg's were added by Hartlaub (1833). In 1839 one symptom of Jahn, not of Trinks, who never has proved. In 1868, a full proving of Lembke, with…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“This remedy in olden times was frequently abused for man and beast. Our grandfathers supposed it was a protection against disease and hence they used it in the stables. Lumps of "foetty," as they called it, where put in the corn for the horse, to keep off distempter. What it has accomplished I am unable to say, but it…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Twitching and jerking in the muscles. Pricking, stinging, and darting pain, which is periodic from within outwards, by touch relieved or changed. Sense of rigor. Body heavy and bloated. Pains on the inside of the joints of the limbs. Dark, red, and hot swellings. Hysterical attacks. St. Vitus's dance. Swelling of the…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Hysterical restlessness and anxiety. The pains in the head cease, or change from touch. Sensation of dryness in the eyes. Hardness of hearing, with discharge of pus from the oars. Ozæna, discharge of very offensive matter from the nose. Sensation of numbness in the bones of the face. Sensation of dryness in the mouth…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common names: gum of the stinkasand; devil's dung. Hysterical attacks (Ign., Nux-M., Sep.). Hysteria, where the throat symptoms predominate, with all kinds of spasms and nervous irritability, such as fits of great joy and laughter, or anxious sadness; constant change of position; flushes in the face, etc. (Bt.)…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Asafoetida. Enormous accumulation of flatulence all pressing upward; ball rising in throat. Great suffering, especially hysterical, from suppression of discharges. Discharges fœtid. Great sensitiveness to contact; in ulcers, especially periosteal. “Full of wind; flatulence with eructations all pressing upward, but…”