Cyclamen 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.
“Sow Bread. (Primulaccae.) Best suited for leuco-phlegmatic persons with anaemic or chlorotic conditions; easily fatigued, and in consequence not inclined to any kind of labor; feeble or suspended functions of organs or special senses. Pale, chlorotic; deranged menses (Fer., Puls.), accompanied by vertigo, headache…”
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Cyclamen Europæum, Linn. Natural order , Primulaceæ. Common names , Sow-bread; (Germ.), Erdscheibe. Preparation , Tincture of the root gathered in spring. Authorities.”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Sow-bread (CYCLAMEN) Large doses produce violent purging and vomiting; disturbed digestion with very salty saliva. Anæmic and chlorotic conditions. Affections of uterus. Gastro-intestinal and genito-urinary tracts affected, inducing secondary anæmia and various reflexes. Sleepiness, moroseness, and lassitude . Cough…”
- Boger (GA) — Sotto quali rubriche generali rientra questo rimedio — l'impalcatura analitica.
“ALIVE, sensations (Comp. Formication) BLACK, dark, etc. BURNT, scalded as if MOTION, Amel. PRESSURE, Agg., lying on painful or affected side, etc., Agg. SITTING, AGG. STANDING, Agg. VISION”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“Cerebro - spinal axis. Vision. Blood. Digestive tract. FEMALE SEX ORGANS. Cold. Evening. Fresh air. Sitting. Fats. Motion. During menses. Weeping. VISUAL EFFECTS or vertigo, from menstrual or gastric disorders. Dreads open air. Chlorosis. .................... Dull, sad, sleepy and morose. Self-reproaches. Silent…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“Europæum. Sow-bread. N. O. Primulaceæ. Tincture of the root gathered in spring. Anæmia / Bones, pain in / Chlorosis / Climacteric sufferings / Coryza / Diplopia / Dyspepsia / Enteralgia / Eyes, affections of / Headache / Heel, pain in / Hiccough / Menstruation, disorders of / Mental derangement / Pregnancy, sickness…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Sow-bread. Primulaceæ. A plant indigenous in the south of Europe. The tincture is made from the fresh root gathered in Autumn. "The Cyclamen Europæum, or Sow-bread, was extensively used in medicine by the ancients. Their descriptions of its properties are vague enough, but it is remarkable that they ascribe to it a…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“Remarks: Aversion to motion, yet motion ameliorates her pain and uneasiness. Aversion to the open air, yet open air ameliorates some symptoms especially the coryza and cough. The marked dullness of the senses and special senses is a striking part of this picture. Chlorosis; irregular menses; and palpitation. Stitching…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Taciturn, depressed, out of humor. Inclined to internal, undemonstrative grief. Sudden change of sadness and cheerfulness. Weakness of the memory. Dulness of the mind and indisposition to perform any sort of labor. Vertigo; when leaning against something, he feels as if the brain were in motion. Vertigo; increasing…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: sow bread. It has many things in common with Pulsatilla (Bl.). Best suited for leuco-phlegmatic persons with anæmic or chlorotic conditions (A.). Easily fatigued, and in consequence not inclined to any kind of labour (A.). Pale, chlorotic, with deranged menses, and accompanied by vertigo, headache and dim…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Violent headache, with flickering before the eyes, or spots and various colors, < in the morning and at the menses.”