Ranunculus Sceleratus 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 TF — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.
“Ranunculus sceleratus, L. Natural order , Ranunculaceæ. Preparation , Tincture of the whole plant. Authorities. Delirium, 7. A species of hydrophobia, 7. Sad mood, grief, in the evening, 1. Oppression and anxiety, 6. Disinclination to work, ill-humored. Great absent-mindedness, tears a paper, on which he had made some…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Marsh Buttercup Is more irritating than others of this botanical family, as seen in the skin symptoms. Boring, gnawing pain very marked. Pemphigus . Periodical complaints. Fainting with pain in stomach. Gnawing in one spot left of vertex. Frightful dreams about corpses, serpents, battles, etc. Fluent coryza, with…”
- Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.
“BORING, grinding, etc. GNAWING, eating, festering pains PLUG, nail, wedge, clavus, etc. RAWNESS VERTEX”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Marsh crowfoot. Celery-leaved crowfoot. N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of whole plant. Aneurism / Anus, itching in / Chest, sternum, pain behind / Corns / Coryza / Diphtheria / Earache / Glossitis / Gout / Hæmorrhoids / Herpes; zoster / Liver, pain in / Neuralgia / Nose, ulceration of / Pemphigus / Quinsy / Sternum…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Celery-Leaved Crowfoot. Ranunculaceæ. Proved by Y., Archiv für Hom., and Schreter, Neues Archiv für Homöopathie. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Inflammation of mouth and tongue, diphtheria , Rittenhouse, A. O., vol. 7, p. 528 ; B. J. H., vol. 29, p. 428 ; Use in aneurism of aorta , Searle, A. O., vol. 7, p. 409 ; Neuralgia …”
- Lippe (KN) — Only the symptoms Lippe considered reliable enough to prescribe on.
“Gnawing and screwing pains in the evenings and before mid-night. Twitches in the limbs. Fainting from pain. The pains are aggravated in the evening and diminish toward mid-night and are followed then by sleeplessness. Periodical complaints. Sensation of enlargement of the head.”
- Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“Indolence and aversion to mental occupation in the morning, and low spirited, depressed in the evening. Vertigo, with loss of consciousness. Gnawing headache in (a small spot of) the temples or on the vertex. Sensation as if the head were enlarged and too fall. Tension of the scalp. Biting-itching on the scalp…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: marsh butter cup. Under this drug the symptoms usually appear on the right side (Bell., Bry., Lyc.) (G.). Gnawing and screwing pains in the evening and before mid-night. Twitches in the limbs (Bell., Cupr., Gels., Helt., Ign., Kali-P., Lach., Mosch., Nux-V., Op., Phos., Sil., Zinc.). FAINTING FROM PAIN…”
