by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Senecio appears in 7 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.
“Senecio aureus, L. Natural order , Compositæ. Common names , Golden ragwort, Squaw-weed, etc. Preparation , Tincture of the whole plant. Authorities. In very good spirits (second day), 3b. Evening, in a very meditative mood, very serious, disposition to think of the past and future (ninth day), 3b. Sad most of the day…”
“Golden Ragwort Its action on the female organism has been clinically verified. Urinary organs also affected in a marked degree. Backaches of congested kidneys. Early cirrhosis of liver. Inability to fix mind upon any one subject. Despondent. Nervous and irritable. Dull, stupefying headache. Wavelike dizziness from…”
“FEMALE: GENITO-URINARY ORGANS. Bladder. MUCOUS GLANDS. Nose. Lungs. Lumbar spine. Puberty. Sexual excitement. Dampness. Cold. Open air. Menstruation. Lack of reaction in genito-urinary sphere. Passive congestion, with irritation, profuse catarrhs, debilitating or vicarious discharges. Muscles draw into knots…”
“(Variety, Gracilis). Golden Ragwort. Squaw-weed. (United States, North and West; found in swamps.) N. O. Compositæ. Tincture of fresh plant in flower. Amenorrhœa / Ascites / Coryza / Cough / Dropsy / Dysmenorrhœa / Dysuria / Epistaxis / Fainting / Gleet / Gonorrhœa / Hæmorrhages / Home-sickness / Hysteria / Kidneys…”
“Golden Ragwort. Compositæ. Proved by Small, U. S. Med. and Surg. Jour., 1866, p. 151 ; Jones, Hale's New Rem., 1876, p. 971. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Dysmenorrhœa , Blake, Hom. Rev., vol. 16, p. 403 ; Hale, A. H. O., vol. 1, p. 46 ; Hæmoptysis , Irish, A. H. O., vol. 1, p. 46. Low spirits alternating with cheerful mood …”
“In some parts of the country where it grows it is called Golden Ragwort , in others Huckleroot . It is an old domestic remedy and one only proved in a fragmentary way. Many of these medicines that have become household remedies should be properly proved. Only in this way can their power and influence be known, i. e…”
Kent's Repertory lists Senecio in 322 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in FEMALE GENITALIA (31), ABDOMEN (27), BACK (20), GENERALITIES (20), HEAD (17).
