- Allen HC — The keynotes that separate this remedy from its nearest neighbours.
“Unicorn Plant. (Melanthaceae.) For women: with prolapsus from atony , enervated by indolence and luxury; worn out with hard work, mental or physical ; overtaxed muscles burn and ache; so tired cannot sleep. Always better when occupied, when not thinking of the ailment (Cal. p., Oxal. ac.). Restless, must be…”
- Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Chamælirium luteum, Gray (Helonias dioicia, Pursh; H. lutea, Ait.; C. Carolinianum, Willd; Veratrum luteum, Linn.; Ophiostachys Virginica, Delile). Natural order , Liliaceæ. Common names , Unicorn plant, Devil's Bit, Blazing Star. Preparation , Tincture of the root. Authorities. Very downhearted and discouraged (?)…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Unicorn-root (HELONIAS - CHAMAELIRIUM) Sensation of weakness, dragging and weight in the sacrum and pelvis, with great languor and prostration, are excellent indications for this remedy. There is a sensitiveness expressed as a consciousness of a womb. Tired, backachy females. The weakness shows itself also in a…”
- Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.
“FALLING FEMALE ORGANS SHOULDERS and scapulae, between STRETCHING, bending, backward, Amel.”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“dioica, Pursh; H. lutea, Ait.; Chamœlirium luteum, Gray; C. Carolinianum, Willd.; Veratrum luteum, Linn.; Ophiostachys virginica, Delile. False Unicorn, Devil's Bit, Blazing Star. N. O. Melanthaceæ. Tincture of the root. Triturations of the resinoid Helonin. Albuminuria / Amenorrhœa / Anæmia / Breasts, affections of /…”
- Hale — The introduction story — early pathogenetic and clinical evidence for medicines new to Hale's generation.
“(False Unicorn.) Botanical Description— This plant is known to botanists, at present, as the Chamaelirium luteum. (Wildenow, Gray.) It is the Veratrum luteum of Linnaeus, the Melanthivm dioicwn of Walter, and Helonios dioica of Pursh. It is also known by the common names of Devil's Bit, Starwort, etc. The same popular…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Blazing Star ; Starwort ; Unicorn Plant. Melanthaceæ. A plant indigenous to the United States and Canada ; grows in low grounds and shady hilly places ; flowers in June. The fresh, bulbous root is gathered for the tincture before flowering. Introduced by C. B. Parr. Provings by Tully, Branch, Burr, Clark, Paine, Hale…”
- Hughes & Dake — The source evidence — provings and poisonings retained with their experimental context.
“HELONIAS . Helónias dioica, Pursh. (Veratrum luteum, L.). False unicorn, blazing star. Nat. Ord., Melanthacea. I. Provings.-1 . Dr. TULLY experimented with 10-30 min. of tinct. of root. Its effects were-vertigo; slight darting pains in head ; sight affected, a sensation of much light, with indistinct vision ; on much…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: unicorn plant. Generally called for women worn out with hard work, mental or physical, or enervated by luxury and indolence (A.). Tendency to prolapsus and mal-positions of the uterus following confinement (Nat-M., Sep.) (Bl.). So tired cannot sleep (A.). Over-taxed muscles burn and ache (A.). Tired…”
- Nash — The comparisons — the remedy set beside the ones it is most often confused with.
“Anæmic women, with prolapsus; worn out with hard work, mental or physical. Heaviness in pelvic region, languor, pain or burning in back, with continual consciousness of a womb, sore and tender. Better when mind is off herself. I have found this remedy of use in a generally debilitated condition of women, with many and…”
