Plumbum Metallicum 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.
“Lead. (The Metal.) Adapted to diseases from spinal origin (Phos., Pic. ac., Zinc.). Excessive and rapid emaciation ; general or partial paralysis; extreme, with anaemia and great weakness. Muscular atrophy from scelorisis of spinal system. Lassitude; faints on going into a room full of company. Slow of perception…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Plumbum metallicum, aceticum, carbonicum. Preparation , Triturations. Authorities. (Nos.”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Lead The great drug for general sclerotic conditions. Lead paralysis is chiefly of extensors, forearm or upper limb, from center to periphery with partial anæsthesia or excessive hyperasthesia, preceded by pain. Localized neuralgic pains, neuritis. The blood, alimentary and nervous systems are the special seats of…”
- Boger (GA) — Sotto quali rubriche generali rientra questo rimedio — l'impalcatura analitica.
“ADHESIVE, adherent, torn, loose, etc. (Comp. Sticky) BLACK, dark, etc. BORING, grinding, etc. CONSTRICTION, tight band, gathered together, squeezing, etc. CRAMP, colic, etc. DIRECTION of sensations, Radiating DIRECTION of sensations, Up and Down EMACIATION FORCED, thru a narrow opening, as if HARDNESS ILEO-COECAL…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“METALLICUM. The Element. Pb (A. W. 206.39). Trituration. PLUMBUM ACETICUM. Acetate of Lead. Sugar of Lead. Pb (C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 3 H 2 O. Trituration. PLUMBUM CARBONICUM. Carbonate of Lead. Pure White Lead. Plumbic Carbonate. Pb CO 3 , Trituration. Amaurosis / Anæmia / Anæsthesia / Aneurism / Anidrosis / Appendicitis /…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Lead ; the Metal, the Acetate and Carbonate. Introduced by Hartlaub. Provings and toxicological reports are numerous. See Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 8, p. 1 . CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Mental disturbance , Chapman, B. J. H., vol. 3, p. 170 ; Hypopion , Theuerkauf, Rück. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 118 ; Affection of eye …”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“This drug illustrates a doctrine of Hahnemann: the doctrine of attenuation. Generalities : When you think of the insolubility of lead, and then think of it as spread on the wall of a room, and then remember how many become sick from sleeping in a newly painted room, you will then wonder how much lead it took to make…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Stinging and tearing in the limbs. Twitching of the limbs with paralysis of the same. Sensation of constriction in the internal organs. Useful in granular kidney. The pains in the limbs are aggravated at night and are relieved by rubbing. A sensation of tingling on the bones themselves. Convulsions followed by…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Quiet and melancholy mood. Anxiety, with restlessness and yawning. Wild delirium, with distorted countenance. Vertigo, especially on stooping and on turning the eyes upwards. Stupefaction of the head, he falls down unconscious. Heaviness of the head, especially in the cerebellum. Congestions of blood to the head, with…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: lead. Especially adapted to diseases, where they arise from disease of the spinal cord (Bt.). The patient's complexion is waxy, pallid and greasy, or shiny looking (D.). Excessive and rapid emaciation (Ars.) (N.). Locomotor Ataxia (Alum., Kali-P., Zinc.) (Bl.). GENERAL OR PARTIAL PARALYSIS (Caust…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Abdomen retracted toward the spine, as if drawn in by a string; both objective and subjective. Distinct blue line along margin of the gums. “Wrist-drop,” paralysis of the extensor muscles. Notwithstanding the very extensive provings, this remedy has not been so useful as it would seem it should be. One symptom has…”
