Veratrum album 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.
“While Hellebore. (Melanthaceae.) For children and old people; the extremes of life ; persons who are habitually cold and deficient in vital reaction; young people of a nervous sanguine temperament. Adapted to diseases with rapid sinking of the vital forces; complete prostration; collapse . Cold perspiration on the…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Veratrum album, Linn. Natural order , Liliaceæ. Common names , White Hellebore; (G.), Weisse-niesswurz, (Fr.), Le Varaire Blanc. Preparation , Tincture of the root. Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 32 , from Hahnemann, R. A. M. L., 3)”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“White Hellebore A perfect picture of collapse , with extreme coldness, blueness, and weakness , is offered by this drug. Post-operative shock with cold sweat on forehead, pale face, rapid, feeble pulse. Cold perspiration on the forehead , with nearly all complaints. Vomiting, purging, and cramps in extremities . The…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“NERVES: ABDOMINAL. Heart. Blood-vessels. Vertex. Blood. Respiratory and digestive systems. EXERTION. DRINKING. Cold drinks. Fright. During pain. Wet cold. Hot drinks. Walking about. Covering. Lying. VIOLENT EFFECTS; PROFOUND PROSTRATION, COLD SWEAT ON FOREHEAD, FAINTNESS OR COLLAPSE. SUDDEN, EXCESSIVE EVACUATIONS…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“White-flowered Veratrum. White Hellebore. N. O. Melanthaceæ (of the Liliaceæ). Tincture of the root-stocks collected (in the Alps and Pyrenees) early in June before flowering. Amenorrhœa / Anæmia / Anasarca / Angina pectoris / Apoplexy / Asthma / Bronchitis / Cholera asiatica / Cholerine / Colic / Collapse /…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“White Hellebore. Melanthaceæ. The European Hellebore grows in moist meadows in the Alps and Pyrenees, through Russia, Northern China and Japan. The tincture is prepared from the powdered dry root. Introduced by Hahnemann, and proved by himself, Becher, Franz, Fr. Hahnemann, Stapf, Teuthorn, etc., R. A. M. L., vol. 3 …”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“You will be astonished at the wonderful coldness running through this remedy. Coldness: Hardly a group of symptoms will arise without this accompanying coldness. Coldness of discharges, coldness of the body. You would also wonder at the remarkable prostration attending the various groups of symptoms, complete…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Sudden sinking of strength. Continued great debility and trembling. Numbness and tingling in the extremities. Violent tonic spasms - the soles of the feet and palms of the hand are contracted. Stiffness of the limbs, especially in the forenoon and after walking. Attacks of pain which produce delirium and mania for a…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Insanity, he wants to out up every thing. Melancholy, depressed, the head hangs down, he sits down thoughtlessly. Great despair and hopelessness of life. Mental anxiety and pangs of conscience, as if he had done something sinful. Restlessness, much occupied. Persevering refusal to talk; if he does he scolds, and the…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: white hellebore. Difficulty of walking; first the right and then the left hip-joint feels paralytic (Hr.). SUDDEN SINKING OF STRENGTH (Ars., Camph., Kali-P., Phos., Sec.). Continued great debility and trembling (Ars., Gels., Hyos., Lach.). Numbness and tingling in the extremities (Acon., Caust., Merc…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Collapse, with general coldness and cold sweat, especially on forehead; hippocratic face. Mania, with desire to cut and tear things, with lewdness, lascivious talk, religious or amorous. Disposed to silence, but if irritated gets mad. Scolds, calls names and talks of faults of others. Rice water stools, profuse…”
