Cactus grandiflorus 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.
“Night-blooming Cereus. (Cactaceae) Sanguineous congestions in persons of plethoric habit (Acon.); often resulting in haemorrhage; sanguineous apoplexy. Fear of death ; believes disease incurable (Ars.). Haemorrhage: from nose, lungs, stomach, rectum, bladder (Crot., Mill., Phos.). Headache, pressing like a heavy…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Cereus grandiflorus, Haw. (Cactus grandiflorus, Linn.). Nat. order , Cactaceæ. Common name , Night-blooming cereus. Preparation , Tincture of the flowers and young twigs. Authorities. Slight delirium at night; on waking up, it ceases for a time, but begins again as soon as he goes to sleep (seventh day), 1. Talking…”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Night-blooming Cereus (SELENICEREUS SPINULOSUS) Acts on circular muscular fibers, hence constrictions. It is the heart and arteries especially that at once respond to the influence of Cactus, producing very characteristic constrictions as of an iron band. This sensation is found in various places, œsophagus, bladder…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“HEART (muscle). CIRCULATION. Head; right. Chest. Circular muscles. Lying: On left side. On occiput. Periodically. Exertion. 10-11 A.M. or 11 P.M. Night. Open air. Pressure on vertex. CONSTRICTIONS; heart; chest; neck; body feels tight or wrapped, (Bar-c. Grap. Med. Nux-v. Sul.). Irregular circulation. Violent…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“Cereus grandiflorus. Night-blooming Cereus. (Mexico and the West Indies.) N. O. Cactaceæ. Tincture of youngest and tenderest stems and flowers collected in summer. Aneurism / Angina pectoris / Apoplexy / Arteries, atheroma of / Asthma / Bladder, paralysis of / Brain, congestion of / Bronchitis / Diaphragm, rheumatism…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Nightblooming Cereus. Cactaceæ. We are indebted for this very valuable medicine to the wife of Dr. Rubini in Naples. Admiring the great beauty and sweet odor of the flower, and knowing its short life, opening at evening, closing and dying before dawn of day, she induced her husband to make a preparation from the young…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“Generalities: Constrictions, contractions and congestions run through Cactus. Determination of blood to the head, and coldness of the extremities. Or determination of blood to an organ, the chest, or the heart. There is never an equal circulation of blood in the body; it is spasmodic and irregular. Disturbed by…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Sadness and bad humor; taciturnity, melancholy, hypochondriasis. Vertigo, from sanguineous congestions to the head. Pulsating pain, with the sensation of weight in the right side of the head. Heavy pain, like a weight on the vertex; worse from sounds even talking. Dimness of sight; cannot see at a distance; objects…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: night blooming cereus. In diseases that call for the use of Cactus, there will always be found more or less derangement of the heart (Bt.). Sanguineous congestions in persons of plethoric habit (Acon, Bell., Ferr-P.), often resulting in hæmorrhage A.). HÆMORRHAGE: FROM NOSE, LUNGS, STOMACH, RECTUM OR…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Constriction of the heart, as if an iron band prevented its normal movement; < lying on left side. Constriction, general; of heart, chest, bladder, rectum, uterus, vagina, etc. Hemorrhages in connection with heart troubles; nose, lungs, stomach, rectum, bladder. Palpitation; day or night; worse when walking and lying…”
