Lilium tigrinum appears in 10 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.
- Allen HC — The keynotes that separate this remedy from its nearest neighbours.
“Tiger Lily. (Liliaceae.) Affects principally the left side of the body (Lach., Thuja). Tormented about her salvation (Lyc., Sulph., Ver.), with ovarian or uterine complaints; consolation <. Wild, crazy feeling on vertex ; confused ideas. Profound depression of spirits ; can hardly avoid weeping; is very timid, fearful…”
- Allen TF — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.
“Lilium tigrinum, H. K. Natural order , Liliaceæ. Common name , Tiger Lily. Preparation , Tincture of the flowers only (proving Nos. 2 and 3 ), or tinct. of stalks, leaves, and flowers, gathered in August (subsequent provings). Authorities.”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Tiger-lily Manifests powerful influence over the pelvic organs, and is adapted to many reflex states dependent on some pathological condition of uterus and ovaries. More often indicated in unmarried women. The action of the heart is very marked. Pain in small spots ( Oxal ac ). Rheumatic arthritis. Tormented about her…”
- Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.
“VENOUS CIRCULATION: FEMALE ORGANS. Uterus. Ovaries. HEART (R). Rectum. Bladder. Left side. Nerves. WARMTH; of room. Motion. Miscarriages. Walking. Standing. Consolation. Cool, fresh air. When busy. Lying on left side. Sunset (Coca. Med. Sele.). Pressure. Crossing legs. FULL, HEAVY or forced out feeling; uterus; heart…”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Tiger Lily. N. O. Liliaceæ. Tincture of fresh stalk, leaves, and flowers. (Some of the provings were made with tincture of the pollen alone.) Angina pectoris / Asthenopia / Astigmatism / Dementia / Diarrhœa / Dysentery / Eyes, affections of / Fibroma / Heart, affections of / Palpitation of / Hysteria / Ovaries…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Tiger Lily. Liliaceæ. A native of China and Japan cultivated in our gardens ; flowers in July and August. Introduced and carefully proved by W. E. Payne, assisted by Dunham, Lilienthal, Gallupe and Savage. Original day book of provings is published in Trans. Am. Inst. of Hom., 1871. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Dementia …”
- Kent — The mental and general picture — who the patient is, before what the remedy cures.
“Lilium Tigrinum So far as proved Lilium Tigrinum has shown itself adapted to the complaints of women. It is especially suited to hysterical women, who suffer from uterine troubles, cardiac troubles and various nervous manifestations; suitable to a woman who is extremely irritable, full of fanciful notions, insanity…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: tiger lily. Faint in warm room (Acon., Ipec., Kreos., Lach., Lyc., Nat-M., Nux-V., Puls., Sep., Spig., Tab.) (Br.). Sensation of constriction in the heart with uterine troubles (N.). Cold feeling about the heart (Nat-M., Petr.) (Br.). Feeling as if the heart contained too much blood, which might be…”
- Nash — The comparisons — the remedy set beside the ones it is most often confused with.
“Great bearing down, as if pelvic contents would press out through the vagina; > by pressing up with the hand or sitting down (Sepia crosses the legs). Sensation of constriction in heart with uterine troubles. Frequent desire for stool and urine with uterine displacements, tenesmus. Tormented about her salvation…”
