Eupatorium Perfoliatum appears in 11 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.
“Boneset. (Compositae.) Adapted to diseases of old people; worn-out constitutions, especially from inebriety ; cachexia, from prolonged or frequent attacks of bilious or intermittent fevers. Bruised feeling, as if broken, all over the body (Arn., Bellis, Pyr.). Bone pains affecting back, head, chest, limbs, especially…”
- Allen TF — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.
“Eupatorium perfoliatum, Linn. Natural order , Compositæ. Common names , Thorough-wort, Boneset. Preparation , Tincture of the whole plant. Authorities. [The numerous clinical symptoms, from cases cured with the drug, are not here included; those wishing to learn its application to disease are referred to the original…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Thoroughwort Known as "Bone-set", from the prompt manner in which it relieves pain in limbs and muscles that accompanies some forms of febrile disease, like malaria and influenza. Eupatorium acts principally upon the gastro-hepatic organs and bronchial mucous membrane. It is a boon in miasmatic districts, along…”
- Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.
“ACHING BONES. BREAKING, BROKEN, BRITTLE, ETC. CHILLY, cold DIRECTION of sensations, Up and Down HOLDING, being held, etc., Amel. LYING, on abdomen, Amel. MUSCLES ODORS, smells, etc., Agg. (Comp. Sensitive.) PERIODICITY SORENESS, BRUISED, SMARTING, ETC. (COMP. RAWNESS.) TIME, 4 A.M. to 8 A.M. TIME, 8 A.M. to 12 Noon…”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Boneset. Thoroughwort. N. O. Compositæ. Tincture of whole plant. Anus, herpes of / Back, pain in / Bilious fever / Bones, pains in / Cough / Dengue / Diarrhœa / Fractures / Gout / Hiccough / Hoarseness / Indigestion / Influenza / Intermittent fever / Jaundice / Liver, soreness of / Measles / Mouth, cracks of /…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Boneset ; Thoroughwort. Compositæ. It was recommended by Dioscorides for ill-conditioned ulcers, dysentery, and the stings of reptiles ; chronic fevers, obstructions of liver. --Leadam., B. J. H., vol. 8, p. 381. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Ophthalmia , Miller, Raue's Rec., 1873, p. 66 ; Cracks in corners of mouth …”
- Kent — The mental and general picture — who the patient is, before what the remedy cures.
“Eupatorium Perfoliatum (Boneset) History: Every time I take up one of these old domestic remedies I am astonished at the extended discoveries of medical properties in the household as seen in their domestic use. All through the Eastern States, in the rural districts, among the first old -settlers, Boneset-tea was a…”
- Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“Headache and nausea every other morning, when awaking. Soreness and pulsation on the back part of the head. Heat on the top of the head. Great aversion to light. Redness of the face, with dry skin. Paleness; of the mucous membrane of the mouth. Tongue covered with white fur. Soreness of the corners; of the mouth…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: bone-set. Cachexia, from prolonged or frequent attacks of bilious or intermittent fevers (Ars., Chin., Ferr., Lach., Lyc., Nat-M., Puls., Sep.) (A.). Painful soreness of eyeballs (Arn., Bell.) (N.). ACHING PAINS AS IF IN THE BONES, WITH MOANING (N.). Intense backache, as if beaten (Rhus-T.) (B.)…”
- Nash — The comparisons — the remedy set beside the ones it is most often confused with.
“Painful soreness of eyeballs; coryza; aching in every bone; prostration in epidemic of influenza (La Grippe). Deep hard achings as if in the bones, with sore, bruised feeling all over, back, arms, wrists, legs. Vomiting of bile between chill and heat. Chill 7 to 9 A. M. Hoarseness in the morning, with soreness in…”
