Cannabis Sativa appears in 10 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.
“Hemp. (Urticaccae) Sensation as of drops of water falling on or from single parts; on the head, form the anus, stomach, heart. Obstinate constipation, causing retention of the urine; constriction of anus. Contraction of fingers after a sprain. Dislocation of patelly on going up stairs. Dyspnoea or asthma, where the…”
- Allen TF — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.
“C. sativa, Linn. Nat. order (Cannabineæ), Urticaceæ. Preparation , Tincture of the twigs and young leaves of the fresh European (or American ) plant, collected when in flower. Authorities.”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Hemp Seems to affect especially the urinary, sexual, and respiratory organs. It has characteristic sensations as of dropping water. Great fatigue, as from over-exertion; weary after meals. Choking in swallowing; things go down the wrong way. Stuttering . Confusion of thought and speech. Wavering speech. Wavering…”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“European or American Hemp. N. O. Cannabinaceæ. Tincture of male and female flowering tops. Ascites / Asthma / Cataract / Cystitis / Eyes; cortical opacity / Fingers, contracted / Gonorrhœa / Headache / Hysteria / Infantile leucorrhœa / Nephritis / Nose-bleed / Palpitation / Phimosis / Pleurisy / Pneumonia /…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“American or European Hemp. Cannabineæ. Seems to be in a dream, as if things were not real ; feels as if she did not know where she was ; objects seem strange ; feels at times as if she was somebody else ; memory bad ; forgets when speaking what she is going to say, or what she is going to do, unless she makes a note…”
- Kent — The mental and general picture — who the patient is, before what the remedy cures.
“The resemblance of this remedy to Cannabis Indica is remarkable and has led to a belief that they are identical. The one has often been substituted for the other, and has cured symptoms produced by the other. Their mental and urinary symptoms are very similar. The sensation of opening and shutting has been cured by…”
- Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“The mind is too active; crowded with ideas. The ideas seem to stand still; he unconsciously stares, so if hurried in thoughts. Sensation as if intoxicated. Congestion of blood to the head, with pulsation and not unpleasant warmth in it. Sensation of a heavy weight on the vertex. Sensation as if drops of cold water…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: hemp; gallows grass. Cough, with green, viscid expectoration (Kali-S., Merc., Nat-S., Puls., Sil.). ASTHMA OR DYSPNŒA: THE PATIENT CAN ONLY BREATHE BY STANDING UP (A.). Choking in swallowing, things go down "the wrong way" (Anac.) (A.). Rattling, wheezing, breathing (Seneg.) (Br.). Fatigue, after bodily…”
- Nash — The comparisons — the remedy set beside the ones it is most often confused with.
“Is another remedy having a strong action on the urinary organs, particularly upon the urinary tract or urethra. It is the remedy par excellence with which to begin the treatment of gonorrhoea, unless some other remedy is particularly indicated, and such cases are very few. The most characteristic symptom is that the…”
