Teucrium Marum 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.
“Teucrium marum, Linn. Natural order , Labiatæ. Common names (Germ.), Katzenkraut; (Fr.), Germandrée maritime. Preparation , Tincture of whole plant. Authorities. Provings of Dr. Stapf. Beitræge Zur reinen Arznm., p. 346; 1 , Stapf; 2 , Von Gersdorf; 3 , Caspari; 4 , Bethmann; 5 , Hartmann. Gradual exaltation of mind…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Cat-thyme (TEUCRIUM MARUM) Nasal and rectal symptoms marked. Polypi . Affections of children. Suitable after too much medicine has been taken. Oversensitiveness. Desire to stretch . A remedy of first importance in chronic nasal catarrh with atrophy; large, offensive crusts and clinkers. Ozæna. Loss of sense of smell …”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Marum verum. Cat Thyme. N. O. Labiatæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant. Anus, itching of / Eyelids, tumour of / Fibroma / Hiccough / Ingrowing toenail / Nose, catarrh of / Polypus / Psoriasis / Rheumatism / Urethra, excrescences in / Worms The Germander group of the Labiatæ, to which the Teucriums belong, had an…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Cat Thyme. Labiatæ. Introduced by Stapf, proved by himself, von Gersdorf, Caspari, Bethmann and Hartmann (Beiträge zur Reinen Arzneimittellehre, p. 346). CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Fibrous tumor on lower eyelid , Eggert, Raue's Rec., 1871, p. 214 ; Hom. Clin., vol. 4, p. 43 ; Stoppage of nose , Traeger, B. J. H., vol. 34…”
- Lippe (KN) — Only the symptoms Lippe considered reliable enough to prescribe on.
“Tearing in the limbs, especially in the bones and joints. The limbs go to sleep. Nervous, trembling, irritable sensation in the whole body. About noon general sensation of debility. Desire for the open air which does not fatigue him but improves the condition. Staggering when walking. Tingling in the nose. Suppurating…”
- Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“Indolence, aversion to all physical and mental exertion. Irritability increased after eating (with pressure in the forehead). Great sensitiveness and excitability. Irresistible desire to sing. Pressing pain in the forehead, over the eyes, worse on stooping. The skin of the forehead feels sensitive to the touch. The…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: cat thyme. Useful in worms (Cina, Merc., Stann.). THIS IS A GREAT REMEDY FOR ASCARIDES, WHERE THERE IS GREAT ITCHING OF THE ANUS (Bt.). Creeping and crawling in the rectum worse during evening and from warmth of bed (Bl.). Tearing in the limbs, especially in the bones and joints (Merc.). The limbs go to…”
- Nash — The comparisons — the remedy set beside the ones it is most often confused with.
“I have found this remedy one of the best for ascarides. Have cured many cases who had “tried everything” (so they said) without avail. I have noticed that people troubled with ascarides often have a great deal of tickling, tingling, etc., in the nose, which they are frequently rubbing. (Children troubled with…”
