Iodum 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.
“Iodine. (The Element) Persons of scrofulous diathesis, with dark or black hair and eyes; a low cachetic condition, with profound debility and great emaciation (Abrot.). Great weakness and loss of breath on going upstairs (Calc.); during menses (Alum, Carbo an., Coc.). Ravenous hunger; eats freely and well, yet loses…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“The element, Iodine. Preparation , Tincture (or triturations, -Hahnemann). Authorities. [None of Hahnemann's quoted authorities are admitted, in accordance both with the strong advice of Dr. Hering, and the character of the references as pointed out by Dr. Hughes; a few of those referred to by Hahnemann have been…”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Iodine (IODUM) Rapid metabolism: Loss of flesh great appetite. Hungry with much thirst. Better after eating. Great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration . Iod individual is exceedingly thin, dark complexioned, with enlarged lymphatic glands, has voracious appetite but gets thin. Tubercular type. All…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“GLANDS: THYROID. Testes. Mesenteric. Mammæ. MUCOUS MEMBRANES: LARYNX. Lungs (R. Apex or base). HEART. Blood-vessels. Skin. Nerves. Connective tissue. HEAT: ROOM. Air. Wraps. Exertion: Ascending. Talking. Fasting. Night. Rest. COLD: AIR. Bathing. Motion. Eating. Intensely rapid action. ALWAYS TOO HOT. Hot, acrid or…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“Iodine. An element. l. (AM. 126.53). Tincture. Appetite, disordered / Atrophy / Brain, atrophy of / Breasts, affections of / Cancer / Chilblains / Chyluria / Constipation / Consumption / Coryza / Cough / Croup / Debility / Diabetes / Diarrhœa / Diphtheria / Emaciation / Enteric fever / Galactorrhœa / Goître /…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Iodine. The element. Obtained principally from the ashes of seaweeds. Provings by Hahnemann, Jorg, Hering, Macfarlan, Robinson, etc. See Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 5, p. 119 . CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Mania , Spooner, N. E. M. G., vol. 4, p. 452 ; Inflammation of brain , Schmid Rück. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 126 ; Headache …”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“Iodine Anxiety: This remedy in all of its complaints whether acute or chronic, has a peculiar kind anxiety that is felt both in mind and body. It seems also that this state of anxiety is attended with a thrill that goes throughout his frame unless he removes it by motion or change of position. The anxiety comes on…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Violent trembling of the limbs. Twitching of the muscles. Emaciation to a skeleton. Great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration. Great excitability of the whole nervous system. Violent tearing in the joints. Chronic rheumatism of the joints, with nightly pains without swelling. Swelling and induration of…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Excessive excitability; irritability and sensitiveness. Restlessness, with inclination to move about, not permitting one to sit or to sleep. Despondency, with disposition to weep. Fixed, immovable thoughts. Congestions to and pulsations in the head. Headache, as if tape or a band were tightly drawn around the head…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: iodine. Adapted to persons of a scrofulous diathesis, with a low, cachectic condition, profound debility and great emaciation (Abrot., Nat-M., Sanic.) (A.). Bad effects of mercury (Chin., Dulc., Hep., Lach., Nit-Ac.) (Bt.). EMACIATION TO A SKELETON. Great debility; the slightest effort induces…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Always hungry; eats or wants to all the time, yet emaciates; > while eating. Hypertrophy of all glands except mammary, which dwindle; while body withers glands enlarge. Mentally anxious, anguish, wants to move, do something, hurry, kill somebody, etc. (Arsen.) Warm blooded notwithstanding emaciation; wants a cool…”
