Dulcamara 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.
“Bitter-sweet. (Solanaceae.) Adapted to persons of phlegmatic scrofulous constitutions; restless, irritable. Catarrhal rheumatism or skin affections, brought on or aggravated by exposure to cold, damp, rainy weather, or sudden changes in hot weather (Bry.). Increased secretions of mucous membranes; perspiration being…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Solanum Dulcamara, Linn. Natural order , Solanaceæ. Common names , Woody Nightshade (not Deadly Nightshade, Belladonna), Bittersweet (not Climbing Bittersweet, Celastrus). German , Bittersuss. French , Douce-amère, Morelle. Preparation , Tincture of plant above woody portion, gathered just before flowering…”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Bitter-sweet Hot days and cold nights towards the close of summer are especially favorable to the action of Dulcamara, and is one of the remedies that correspond in their symptoms to the conditions found as effects of damp weather, colds after exposure to wet, especially diarrhœa. It has a specific relation also to…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“MUCOUS MEMBRANES: Bronchi. Bladder. Eyes. BACK: Muscles. LOINS. SKIN. Umbilicus. Lymphatics. BEING CHILLED: WHILE HOT. Sudden change of temperature. Uncovering. COLD WET; feet, ground, cellars, beds, etc. Suppressed discharges, sweat, eruptions, etc. Autumn. Night. Rest. Injuries. Mercury. Before storms. Excessive…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“Solanum dulcamara. Woody Nightshade. Bitter-sweet. N. O. Solanaceæ. (Not to be confounded with "Deadly Nightshade," Belladonna, nor with "Climbing Bitter-sweet," Celastrus.) Tincture prepared from fresh green stems and leaves, gathered just before flowering. Adenitis / Angina faucium / Aphonia / Bladder, affections of…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Bittersweet. Solanaceæ. A Climbing shrub, from six to eight feet high, flowering in clusters, berries oval, bright scarlet ; grows in moist places through Europe and North America. The tincture is prepared from the fresh stems and leaves, gathered before flowering. Introduced by Hahnemann, and extensively proved by…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“Dulcamara - Bitter Sweet This medicine seems especially to affect the mucous membranes. It appears to have a tendency to establish or ultimate discharges, both acute and chronic. Modalities: The Dulcamara patient is disturbed by every change in the weather, from warm to cold, from dry to moist, and from suddenly…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Great emaciation. Dropsical swellings. Tearing in the limbs and other disorders from catching cold. One-sided spasms with speechlessness. Paralysis of single parts. Aggravation at night and during rest. Amelioration from motion. Swelling and induration of the glands. A rooting-up and digging painfulness. Excessive…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Great restlessness and impatience. Inclination to scold without being angry. Painful stupefaction of the head. Delirium at night with the pain, and during the fever-heat. Vertigo when rising from bed, with darkness before the eyes. Stupefying headache; heaviness; of the head. Congestion of blood to the head, with…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: bitter sweet. TEERING IN THE LIMBS AND OTHER DISORDERS FROM CATCHING COLD. PARALYSIS OF SINGLE PARTS (Caust., Phos., Zinc.) PARALYSIS FROM LYING ON THE DAMP GROUND (D.). Dropsical swellings (Apis, Dig., Rush-T., Sulph.). Anasarca; after ague, rheumatism or scarlet fever (A). Dropsy: after suppressed…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Affections caused by taking cold when the air changes suddenly from dry and warm to wet and cold. Tongue and jaws become lame, if cold air or water chills them; neck stiff, back painful, loins lame, after taking cold. Colic as if diarrhœa would occur, from taking cold. Yellow watery diarrhœa with cutting colic before…”
