Nux Moschata 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.
“Nutmeg. (Myristicaceae.) Adapted especially to women and children of a nervous hysterical temperament (Ign.); to people with a dry skin who rarely perspire ; complaints of pregnancy. Weakness of old age; dyspepsia of old people. Oversensitive: to light; of hearing; of smell; to touch. All the ailments are accompanied…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Myristica fragrans, Houttuyn (1774). M. moschata, Thunb.; M. officinalis, Linn.; M. aromatica, Lam. Natural order , Myristicaceæ. Common names , Nutmeg; Muskate. Preparation , Tincture and triturations of the seed deprived of its arillus (mace) and testa. Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 48 , from Helbig, Heraklides, part 1…”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Nutmeg Marked tendency to fainting fits , with heart failure. Cold extremities, extreme dryness of mucous membranes and skin. Strange feeling, with irresistible drowsiness . Indicanuria. General inclination to become unconscious during acute attacks. Lypothymia ( Ignatia ). Staggers on trying to walk. Changeable…”
- Boger (GA) — Sotto quali rubriche generali rientra questo rimedio — l'impalcatura analitica.
“BALL. CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE, weather, seasons, oncoming storms, etc. Agg. COATED FEELING DAMPNESS, getting wet, wet weather, bathing, working in water, damp rooms, etc., Agg. DRYNESS DRYNESS, PARTIAL, LOCAL DUALITY, in pieces, separated, as if some one else, etc. EATING, affected by. FAINT, faints easily, etc…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“Myristica fragrans. M. officinalis. M. moschata. Nutmeg. N. O. Myristicaceæ. Tincture of powdered seeds deprived of the Mace. [This is the official direction. But it would be well to make a tincture of the nut with the Mace, as some symptoms of Mace are included. Also a fresh nut and fresh plant tincture should be…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Nutmeg. Myristicaceæ. The nutmeg tree is a native of the East and West Indies. The alcoholic tincture is prepared from the powdered dried root. Introduced by Helbig. For history and list of provers and reports, covering a period of more than eight centuries, see Hering's Monograph. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Affection of…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“This is not a very great remedy; it has not a very wide range of usefulness, but it is often overlooked when needed. We get into the habit of relying entirely on the polychrests. The old women used to give nutmeg to hysterics, and wonderful to tell its provings justify its use. It must have had some palliative…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Inclination to faintness and great debility, especially in the small of the back and in the knees, with sleepiness. Hysterical attacks. Of use in the spasms of children. Great sensitivity of the body and pain of the part on which one lies. Wandering and pressing pains which always only occupy a small spot, last only a…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Changeable disposition; hysteria with suddenly changing disposition, great drowsiness and disposition to faint. Very irresolute, changes his intention continually. Absence of mind; vanishing of thoughts in reading, disposition to go to sleep. Dulness of senses, thoughtlessness, with slowly returning consciousness…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: nutmeg. Especially suitable for women and children (Ign.). Great sensitivity of the body and pain of the parts on which one lies (Bell.). Wandering and pressing pains, which always only occupy a small spot (Ign., Kali-B.), last only a short time (Bell.), but soon returns (Mag-P.). Drawing in the limbs…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Stupor, insensibility, unconquerable sleep; sleepy with most all complaints. Excessive dryness of the tongue, mouth, lips and throat; no thirst. And in room, dry weather. Changeable humor; one moment laughing, the next crying. The nutmeg, though frequently used for its peculiar flavor in common cookery, is…”
