Helonias Dioica appears in 9 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.
“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 — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.
“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 /…”
- 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…”
- 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…”
