Veratrum viride compare in 9 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.
“Green Hellebore. (Melanthaceae.) For full-blooded, plethoric persons. Congestion, especially to base of brain , chest, spine and stomach . Violent pains attending inflammation. Acute rheumatism, high fever, full, hard rapid pulse, sever pains in joints and muscles (Bry., Salic. ac.); scanty, red urine. Child trembles…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Veratrum viride, Ait. Natural order , Liliaceæ. Common names , American white hellebore, Indian poke, etc. Preparation , Tincture of the root. Authorities.”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“White American Hellebore Paroxysms of auricular fibrillation. Induces fall of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Congestions, especially to lungs, base of brain, with nausea and vomiting. Twitchings and convulsions. Especially adapted to full-blooded, plethoric persons. Great prostration. Rheumatism of heart…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“Vaso-motors: MEDULLA. Occiput. CHEST. Stomach. Heart. Capillaries. RAISING UP. Motion. Cold. Lying on back. Puerperal states. Rubbing. Lying with head low. Eating. SUDDEN VIOLENT CONGESTION; cerebellar or thoracic; with nausea and vomiting, weakness, staggering, etc. Markedly uneasy. Trembling here and there during…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“American White Hellebore. Indian Poke. N. O. Melanthaceæ (of the Liliaceæ). Tincture of fresh root gathered in autumn. [Burt proved Squibb's liquid extract and says he found no other preparation satisfactory.] Amaurosis / Amenorrhœa / Apoplexy / Asthma / Bunions / Cæcum, inflammation of / Chilblains / Chorea /…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“American or Green Hellebore. Melanthraceæ. This species of Veratrum is found from Canada to the Carolinas, growing in swamps, wet meadows and along mountain crecks. The tincture is prepared from the fresh root gathered in Autumn. Introduced by Burt, proved by him, Hale's New Rem., p. 1033 ; Am. Obs., vol. 7, p. 1870 …”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: green hellebore. Exerts a decided influence upon the brain, especially cerebrellum and cerebral portion of the cord, and also over the muscular system. It probably acts on the inhibitory nerves of the heart, controlling the heart's action in a remarkable degree. Congestive stage of inflammation, with…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“A narrow, well developed red streak right through the middle of the tongue. Intense fever, with twitching and tendency to spasms. Veratrum viride is another remedy which at one time had a great reputation in the first or congestive stage of inflammatory diseases, and especially in those organs coming under the control…”