Capsicum 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 HC — I sintomi chiave che distinguono questo rimedio dai suoi rimedi più affini.
“Cayenne Pepper (Solanaccae) Persons with light hair, blue eyes, nervous but stout and plethoric habit. Phlegmatic diathesis; lack of reactive force, especially with fat people, easily exhausted; indolent, dreads any kind of exercise ; persons inclined to be jovial, yet angry at trifles. Children; dread open air…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Capsicum annuum, Linn. Nat. order , Solanaceæ. Common name , Cayenne, or red pepper. Preparation , Tincture of the powdered ripe pods, with the seeds; in the proportion of 20 grains of the powder to 400 drops of alcohol. (Hahnemann). Authorities. He makes reproaches and becomes angry at the faults of others; he…”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Cayenne Pepper (CAPSICUM) Seems to suit especially persons of lax fiber, weak; diminished vital heat. A relaxed plethoric sluggish, cold remedy. Not much reactive force. Such persons are fat, indolent, opposed to physical exertion, averse to go outside of their routine, get homesick easily. General uncleanliness of…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“MUCOUS MEMBRANES. THROAT. Kidneys. Bones. Mastoids. SLIGHT DRAFTS. COLD: AIR. Water. Uncovering. Dampness. Bathing. Empty swallowing. Drinking: < throat, or excites urination. Eating. Drunkards. Continued motion. Lax, lazy fat, red (Asaf.), clumsy, unclean persons (Sul.), who react badly and dread the cold. Old age…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“annuum. Cayenne Pepper. (South America and West Indies.) N. O. Solanaceæ. Tincture of the dried pods. Amaurosis / Asthma / Brain, irritation of / Delirium tremens / Cough / Diarrhœa / Diphtheria / Dysentery / Ear affections / Glandular swellings / Hæmorrhoids / Headache / Heartburn / Hernia / Home-sickness /…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Cayenne or red pepper. Solanaceæ. This plant is cultivated abundantly almost everywhere. The stem is smooth, thick and branching, rising to the height of two or three feet ; leaves are ovate and pointed ; flowers are solitary and white, standing on long peduncles ; the fruit is a pendulous pod, containing numerous…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“Most of the substances that are used on the table as seasoning in foods will in the course of a generation or two be very useful medicines because people poison themselves with these substances, tea, coffee, pepper, and these poisonous effects in the parents cause in the children a predisposition to disease, which is…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Home-sickness with redness of cheeks and sleeplessness. Phlegmatic temperament and laxness of the muscles. Tendency to get fat. Stiffness and painfulness of the joints when beginning to move. Crackling of joints. Cough with pain far from the chest. Tearing drawing from above downward. Stools of bloody mucus with…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Peevish, easily offended. Home-sickness, with redness of the cheeks and sleeplessness. Vertigo and giddiness, especially during the cold stage of the intermittent fever if the head would burst, with fulness. Pressing headache, as if the head would burst, with fulness, nausea, and vomiting; worse in the evening, -from…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: cayenne pepper. Phlegmatic temperament and laxness of the muscles (Calc.). TENDENCY TO GET FAT (Amm-M., Ant-C., Calc., Calc-Ars., Cupr., Ferr., Graph., Kali-B., Kali-C., Lac-D., Lyc., Nat-C., Sep.). Stiffness and painfulness of the joints, when beginning to move (Rhus-T.). CRACKLING OF THE JOINTS (Led…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Burning pains, especially in mucous membranes, or smarting, as from red pepper, on the parts. Cough with pains in distant parts, as head, bladder, knees, legs, etc. Chill or shuddering after every drink; begins between the shoulders and spreads all over. Capsicum is also a good remedy for dysentery, or the later stage…”
