Asclepias tuberosa
by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Asclepias tuberosa appears in 6 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“A. tuberosa, Linn. Nat. order , Asclepiadaceæ. Common names , Butterfly weed, Pleurisy root. Preparation , Tincture of the root. Authorities. Toward evening, unusual elevation of spirits, 2. The cheerful mood changed, and, without exterior cause, he became fretful and peevish (after eleven and a half hours), 2. Mental…”
“Pleurisy-root Its action on the chest muscles is most marked and has been verified. Sick headache, with flatulence in stomach and bowels. Dyspepsia. Bronchitis and pleurisy come within its range. Catarrhal states from cold and damp weather. Irritation of larynx with huskiness; grip, with pleuritic pain. Respiration…”
“SECRETIONS: SKIN. Serous. Mucous. Chest (R). Muscles. Motion. Deep breathing. Lying. Tobacco. Colliquative states (Agar.). SWEATINGS; in pleuro-pneumonia, diarrhœa or rheumatism. Body numb. .................... Sticky, yellow nasal discharge. Tough, yellow coat on tongue. Stools smell like rotten eggs, or burn like…”
“Pleurisy-root. Butterfly-weed. N. O. Asclepiadaceæ. Tincture of fresh root. Alopecia / Asthma / Bilious fever / Bronchitis / Catarrh / Chancre / Colic / Cough / Diarrhœa / Dysentery / Headache / Heart, affections of / Influenza / Ophthalmia / Pericarditis / Pleurisy / Pleurodynia / Rheumatism / Scrofula / Syphilis…”
“Pleurisy Root. Asclepiadaceæ. An old and popular drug, proved by M. A. Savory, and published in the French journals, 1858 ; from them, 1860, into German ; from there translated by M. J. Rhees, in the June and July numbers of the Am. Hom. Review ; same year, 1859, translated by Marcy ; altogether condemned by Hale…”
Kent's Repertory lists Asclepias tuberosa in 312 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (92), CHEST (29), ABDOMEN (18), STOOL (17), NOSE (13).