Natrum carbonicum 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.
“Carbonate of Soda (Na2CO3,10H2O.) Constitutions with aversion to open air and dislike to exercise, mental or physical; imbecility. Great debility : caused by heat of summer (Ant. c.); exhaustion from least effort , mental or physical; ready to drop after a walk; chronic effects of sunstroke . Chronic effects of…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Sodium carbonate or Disodic carbonate, Na2 Preparation , Triturations of the crystals. Authorities. Emotional. Lively, sociable mood, 1. Excessively lively all day, with great joyous talkativeness, 4. Every event makes a strong impression upon her; a wavy trembling in the nerves, with a sensation of faintness, 1. So…”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Carbonate of Sodium (NATRUM CARBONICUM) All the Natrums stimulate cellular activity and increase oxidation and metabolish. Great debility caused by summer heat ; chronic effects of sunstroke; exhaustion; anæmic; milky, watery skin; very weak ankles, are all peculiar Natrum carbonicum conditions. Unable to think…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“DIGESTION. Nerves. Skin. Hands (Dorsæ). Heels. HEAT: Sun. Weather. (Head). Sultry air. Gas-light. Periodically; Winter (Body), 5. A.M. Music. Mental exertion. Onanism. Dietetic errors. Milk. Drafts. Thunder-storms. Motion. Rubbing. Eating. Sweating. Irritable weakness. Puffy , relaxed, easily exhausted. Easy…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“Sodium carbonate. (The common "Soda" of the shops, purified; not the Bicarbonate of Soda, NaHCO 3 ). Na 2 CO 3 1O H 2 O. Trituration. Solution. Albuminuria / Anidrosis / Ankles, weak / Burns / Cornea, ulcers on / Corns / Coryza / Deafness / Dysmenia / Dyspepsia / Goître / Hands, chapped / Headache / Heels, blisters on…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Sodium Carbonate. NA 2 CO 3 , 10H 2 O. Introduced by Hahnemann and proved by himself, Gross, Hering, Langhammer, etc. (Materia Medica Pura, vol. 3, p. 290). CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Effects of overstudy , Hering, Hah. Mo., vol. 10, p. 457 ; Pain in head , Berridge, Raue's Rec., 1875, p. 208 ; Loss of hearing , Berridge…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“Proved by Hahnemann, Hering and others. Persons who are in the habit of taking carbonate of soda for sour stomach get a proving of this remedy. I have met some of these people and been able to confirm many Natrum symptoms. Old dyspeptics who are always belching and have sour stomach and rheumatism; after twenty years…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Involuntary twitching of the muscles and limbs. Instability of the whole body. Great weakness in the limbs, especially in the morning. Cramp-like tearing in the arms and legs. After a short walk the patient is very weak. Dry skin or violent perspiration after the latest exertion. Aversion to the open air. Dry cough…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Restlessness, with attacks of anxiety, especially during a thunder-storm. Aversion to man and society. Hypochondriacal mood, tired of life. Mind much agitated, every event (music) causes trembling. Out of humor, peevish, irritable, angry. Vertigo from drinking wine and from mental exertion. Inability to think and to…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: carbonate of soda. Debility and headache from the sun (Lach., Nat-M.) (D.). Vertigo from drinking wine, or from mental exertion, from sun, or working under gas-light (N.). Involuntary twitching of the muscles and limbs (Bell., Ign., Mag-P.). Instability of the whole body (Nux-V.). Great weakness in the…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“One of the most frequently corroborated symptoms of this remedy is the modality—aggravated by mental exertion. The patient is unable to think or perform any mental labor without headache (Argentum nit., Sabadilla), vertigo or a sense of stupefaction. This symptom alone makes it an invaluable remedy, as we often come…”
