Berberis 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.
“Barberry (Berberidaceae) The renal or vesical symptoms predominate. Pain in small of back; very sensitive to touch in renal region; < when sitting and lying, from jar, from fatigue. Burning and soreness in region of kidneys. Numbness, stiffness, lameness with painful pressure in renal and lumbar regions. Pale, earthy…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Berberis vulgaris, Linn. Nat. order , Berberidaceæ. Common names , Barberry. (German) Sauerdorn. (French) Le Vinettier. Preparation , Tincture of the bark of the root. Authorities. Symptoms not designated are from Hesse (Journ. f. hom. Arznium, 1, 1834), obtained as follows: took, himself, an infusion of half an ounce…”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Barberry Rapid change of symptoms-pains change in regard to place and character-thirst alternates with thirstlessness, hunger, and loss of appetite, etc. Acts forcibly on the venous system, producing pelvic engorgements and hæmorrhoids. Hepatic, and rheumatic affections, particularly with urinary, hæmorrhoidal and…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“Urinary and digestive tract: KIDNEYS. Liver. Bladder. Lumbar region (hips). Joints. Uterus. Spermatic cord. Motion: Jarring. Stepping hard. Rising from sitting. Fatigue. Urinating. Mentally and physically tired. Sees things in twilight. Many, rapidly changing or alternating symptoms; shooting outward, as in urethra…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“Barberry. (Britain.) N. O. Berberidaceæ. Tincture of the bark of the root. Biliary colic / Bilious attack / Bladder affections / Calculus / Duodenum, catarrh of / Dysmenorrhœa / Fevers / Fistula / Gall-stones / Gravel / Herpes / Irritation / Jaundice / Joint affections / Knee, pain in / Leucorrhœa / Liver disorder /…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Barberry. Berberaceæ. Proved with great assiduity by Dr. Hesse, and published in the Journal for Materia Medica in 1834 ; translated and added in extracts to the Allentown editions of Jahr's Manual, hence frequently used in the United States. In 1843 Noak published a much better extract ; no cures followed this. In…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“Generalities: When we have finished the study of Berberis we will see that it is not a very extensive remedy, but it is a very important one. Like Benzoic acid , it fits into the gouty and rheumatic sphere. It corresponds to such gouty conditions as do not determine to their proper places. A low state of the economy…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Indifference, apathy. Melancholy, inclination to weep. Darting and shooting pains in the head, often changing their locality. Heat in the head after dinner, or in the afternoon. Headache aggravated by movement, relieved in the open air. Dryness of, or biting, -burning, or itching sensation in the eyes. Itching in the…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: barberry. Cold feeling in the prepuce and scrotum (Brom., Dios., Merc.). Acts principally upon the kidneys, bladder and liver (D.). It is called for when the renal and vesical symptoms are prominent (D.). Cutting in the bladder, extending down the urethra (D.). Stitch from the urethra into the bladder…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Bruised pain, with numbness, stiffness and lameness in region of kidneys < in bed in the morning. Soreness in the region of the kidneys; bubbling sensation, < stepping or jarring motion. Rheumatism or pains, like gouty pains in the joints; the pains radiate from a center. “Bruised pain, with stiffness and lameness in…”
