Drosera 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.
“Sundew. (Droseraceae.) Whooping-cough with violent paroxysms which follow each other rapidly, is scarcely able to get breath (wakes at 6-7 a. m. and does not cease coughing until a large quantity of tenacious mucus is raised, Coc. c. - profuse epistaxis during every paroxysm, Ind.; "minute gun" during the day…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Drosera rotundifolia, Linn. Natural order , Droseraceæ. Common names , Round-leaved Sundew; (Germ.), Sonnenthau; (Fr.), Rosée au Soleil; (Span.), Rociada. Preparation , Tincture of entire plant. Authorities. Emotional. Joyful, good courage; he had no fear of evil, because he was conscious of having done right, 4 …”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Sundew (DROSERA) Affects markedly the respiratory organs and was pointed out by Hahnemann as the principal remedy for whooping-cough. Drosera can break down resistance to tubercle and should therefore be capable of raising it (Dr. Tyler). Laryngeal phthisis is benefited by it. Phthisis pulmonum; vomiting of food from…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“RESPIRATORY ORGANS. Bones: Long (Stil.). Joints. Larynx. Chest. Lungs. Glands. After midnight. On lying down. Warmth. Talking. Cold foods. Laughing. After measles. Pressure. Spasmodic , catarrhal and hæmorrhagic effects. Tuberculosis; of bones. .................... Easily angered. Desire to drown himself. Sensitive to…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“rotundifolia. Round-leaved Sundew. N. O. Droseraceæ. Tincture of active fresh plant. Amblyopia / Asthma / Bronchitis / Catarrh / Consumption / Cough / Coxalgia / Epilepsy / Hæmorrhage / Headache / Laryngitis / Measles / Nausea / Phthisis / Sciatica / Vomiting / Whooping-cough The chief feature of the Drosera effects…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Round leaved Sundew. Droseraceæ. Grows in mossy, turfy bogs in Europe, Northern Asia, and America. The tincture is prepared from the active, fresh plant. Used empirically by physicians in the sixteenth century (Dodoens), principally outwardly against skin eruptions. Introduced into our Materia Medica by Hahnemann, and…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“Generalities: The use of this medicine has been mostly limited to whooping cough, but it has a more extensive use. When we examine its spasmodic nature, its exhaustion, its cramps, which extend through a large number of complaints, we must realize that it is a more extensive remedy. Epileptiform spasms, prolonged…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Gnawing, stinging pain in the joints. The limbs on which he lies feels sore, as if the bed was too hard. Severe bronchitis. Twitching attacks in the limbs, and after the attacks becomes drowsy and sleepy. Aggravation towards morning, from heat and during rest. Gnawing, stinging pains through all the long bones, worse…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Anxiety, especially in the evening and when left alone. Dread of ghosts. Great mistrust. Trifles vex him very much. Self-willed; obstinacy; insists upon carrying out his plans. Vertigo when walking in the open air. Pressing headache (temples), with stupefaction and nausea (morning); worse when stooping and from heat…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: sundew. Painful sneezing (Ars., Carb-An., Cina, Kali-P.)(B). WHOOPING COUGH, WITH BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE AND MOUTH WITH A NIGHTLY AGGRAVATION. Barking-cough coming so frequently that the patient cannot get his breath (D.). Constant, titillating cough in children, begins as soon as the head touches the…”