Valeriana Officinalis 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.
“Valerian. (Valerianaceae.) Excessive nervous excitability; hysterical nervous temperament (Ign., Puls.); persons in whom the intellectual faculties predominate; changeable disposition. Red parts become white (Fer.). Feels light as if floating in the air (Asar., Lac c., - as if legs were floating Sticta)…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Valerian officinalis, Linn. Natural order , Valerianaceæ. Common names , Valerian; (G.), Baldrian. Preparation , Tincture of the root. Authorities. ( 1 to 16 , from Stapf's Beitrage).”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Valerian (VALERIANA) Hysteria, over-sensitiveness, nervous affections, when apparently well-chosen remedies fail. Hysterical spasms and affections generally. Hysterical flatulency . Changeable disposition. Feels light, as if floating in air. Over-sensitiveness ( Staph ). Hallucinations at night. Irritable . Tremulous…”
- Boger (GA) — Sotto quali rubriche generali rientra questo rimedio — l'impalcatura analitica.
“BALL. CHANGE of position, Amel. COMPRESSION, squeezing, pinching, as of a vise, cap, etc. (Comp. Cramp.) DIRECTION of sensations, Outward DRAWING EMOTIONS, excitement, etc. FINE PAINS, needle, splinter, thread or hair-like, etc. FINGERS OR HANDS, using, as in writing, sewing, piano playing, grasping, etc. FLATULENCE…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“officinalis. N. O. Valerianaceæ. Tincture of the fresh root. Asthma, spasmodic; nervous / Bed-sores / Change of life / Clairvoyance / Coxalgia / Headache / Heart, palpitation of / Heels, pain in / Hypochondriasis / Hysteria / Levitation / Neuralgia / Sciatica / Sleeplessness / Toothache V. officinalis is usually found…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Valerian. Valerianaceæ. A native of Europe, where it grows in damp woods and meadows, or on dry, elevated ground. The root is collected in Spring or Autumn. The alcoholic tincture is prepared from the powdered dry root. Introduced by Franz. Provings by Hahnemann, Franz, Gross, Stapf, etc., Stapf's Beiträge ; Jörg…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“This remedy cures many nervous and hysterical phenomena in excitable women and children, and the complaints of the hypochondriac. Great nervous excitability, exaltation, hysterical contractures, trembling, palpitation, sense of levitation, paroxysmal respiration, stitching pains, tension in the limbs, jerking…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Rheumatic tearing in the libs, worse during rest after motion, better during motion. Twitching, suddenly appearing pains, relieved by change of position. Violent tearing up and down in the muscles of the extremities. Oversensitiveness and overexcitability very favorably influenced (in this respect very similar to…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Hypochondriacal restlessness. Very changeable disposition; hypochondriacal anxiety, or trembling excitability. Fear, especially in the evening in the dark. Hysteria, with nervous over-excitability of the nerves, and very changeable disposition and ideas. Headaches appearing suddenly or only in jerks. Pressing in the…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: valerian. Acts very beneficially in soothing nervous irritability in the neurotic. Rheumatic tearing in the limbs, worse during rest after motion, better during motion (Rhus-T.). Violent tearing up and down in the muscles of the extremities. Nervousness, especially at the climaxis, or at the time of…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Valerian. General nervous irritation, cannot keep still, tearing pains and cramps in different places. Feels as if floating in the air (Sticta pulm. as if legs were floating in the air). Over-sensitiveness of all the senses. Sensation as of a thread hanging down throat. With this remedy I once cured a severe case of…”
