- Allen HC — The keynotes that separate this remedy from its nearest neighbours.
“Indian Turnip (Araceae) Coryza; acrid, fluent; nostrils raw . Nose feels stopped up in spite of the watery discharge (compare, Am. c., Samb., Sinap.); sneezing < at night. Acrid, ichorous discharge, excoriating inside of nose, alae, and upper lip (Ars., Cepa). Constant picking at the nose until it bleeds ; boring with…”
- Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Arisæma triphyllum, Torr. (Arum triphyllum, Linn). Nat. order , Araceæ. Common names , Indian turnip, Jack-in-the-pulpit. Preparation , Tincture from the root. Authorities. Provings, 1 , Jeanes, H. Month., 2, 467; 2 , Gus. E. Gramm, ibid. (took 3d, 10th, and 30th dils.); 3 , Mr. H., ibid. (took 3d dil.); 4 , Mrs. M…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arum maculatum, Italicum, Dracontium, have the same action as the Triphyllum. They all contain an irritant poison, causing inflammation of mucous surfaces and destruction of tissue. Acridity is the keynote of the kind of action characteristic of Arum. Bores head in pillow. Headache from too warm…”
- Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.
“Mucous membranes:Mouth. THROAT. Larynx. Kidneys. Brain. Blood. Skin. Over use of voice: TALKING. Singing. Cold, wet winds. Heat. Irritation . PAINFULLY SORE, RAW AND BURNING PARTS. ACRID DISCHARGES. .................... Excessively cross and stubborn (Tub.). NERVOUS; CHILD PERSISTENTLY BORES INTO NOSE or picks at…”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Indian turnip. N. O. Araceæ. Tincture of fresh tuber or corm. Brain, inflammation of / Clergyman's sore throat / Delirium / Diphtheria / Glandular swellings / Headache / Jaw-joint painful / Mouth, sore / Scarlatina / Tongue, cracked / Typhoid fever / Voice, hoarse Ar. tri. is the most important of the Arums. Its…”
- Farrington — The differential diagnosis — remedy families narrowed through direct clinical comparison.
“ARACEAE. The order of plants we shall study to-day is the Araceae, or, more correctly speaking, the Aroidece. The plants in this group all contain in their juices an acrid principle in more or less quantity. The Diffenbachia, when taken into the mouth, produces a perfectly frightful stomacace; the mouth is covered…”
- Guernsey — The leading characteristics — a compact bridge from repertory result to remedy study.
“Characteristic Peculiarities--One of the first indications for this drug, is the appearance of raw, bloody surfaces, which may be on the lips, buccal cavity, nose, back of ear, etc. There is great itching with this rawness, so that children will often pick and bore into these surfaces, though so doing causes great…”
- Hale — The introduction story — early pathogenetic and clinical evidence for medicines new to Hale's generation.
“(Indian Turnip.) Botanical Description. — The A. Triphyllum of the United States corresponds closely with the A. Maculatum of Europe ; both have very similar effects. Our native species is found throughout North and South America, growing in rich, shady woods and swamps. The cormus is an inch or two in diameter, and…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Indian Turnip. Araceæ. Introduced by C. Hg., in 1856 (News, No. 9, page 66), after it had been applied, according to the reports of a lay practitioner, John Minz, Canton, Ohio (published by Daniel Shiel, see News), in desperate cases of scarlatina. It was characterized in a masterly way by Lippe, in 1852, in Am…”
- Hughes & Dake — The source evidence — provings and poisonings retained with their experimental context.
“A. tripbyUuxn. I. Pro'vings.^i, Rev, G. E. Gramm, aet. 42, took 3 drop of 3rd dil., Nov, nth, 1865, at noon At 1,30 p,m, pressing pain in r. forehead, i 1 same pain in r. eye, at 2.30 in r. shoulder and between scapulse. At 4 repeate dose, and again at 9 ; at 10 low spirits and lassitude j sleep at n. restless, with…”
- Kent — The mental and general picture — how Kent organizes the remedy’s historical symptom portrait.
“(Indian Turnip) Generalities: Many boys have wandered in the low grounds where this wild turnip grows, and have taken a nip out of it, and probably remember the sensations in the mouth that they received at that time. I distinctly remember making an endeavor to enjoy a piece of wild turnip. The tingling that is left…”
- Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“Aversion to light. Sore; discharge of burning, ichorous fluid from the nose, excoriating the nostrils and upper lip. Nose stopped up; can only breathe with mouth open. Tongue sore, red, papillæ elevated. Lips swollen, cracked; corners of the mouth sore, bleeding, cracked. The mouth burns, and is so sore that he…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: indian turnip. Coryza: acrid, fluent; nostrils raw (Ars., Nat-M., Nit-Ac., Rhus-T.). CORYZA, PARTICULARLY AFFECTING THE LEFT NOSTRIL (All-C., Jug-C., Mang.) (K.). Coryza, especially in the afternoon (Calc-P., Kali-C., Mag-S., Plb., Sulph.; especially during evening- All-C.) (K.). CORYZA, DURING DIPHTHERIA…”
- Nash — The comparisons — the remedy set beside the ones it is most often confused with.
“Raw, red, bloody surface of lips, nose, buccal cavity; patients pick and bore into them incessantly, though they are so sore and painful. Hoarseness, with changing voice when exciting it; from high to low and vice versa. Discharges generally very acrid or corrosive; exceptionally bland. This is a very unique remedy. I…”
