Euphorbia 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.
“Gum Euphorbium. The resinous exudation or juice of Euphorbia resinifera, Berg., exported from Morocco. Preparation , Tincture. Authorities. 9 ); 15 , Pyl. Aufsätze, etc., effects of external application to the abdomen, ibid.; 16 , Veitch, effects of repeated doses of from 3 to 10 grains, Edin. Med. and Surg. Journ…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Spurge-The resinous Juice of Euphorbia Resinifera (EUPHORBIUM) An irritant to the skin and mucous membranes. Burning pain in bones. Pains in limbs and paralytic weakness in the joints. Important respiratory and skin symptoms. Terrible burning pains. Pains of cancer . Everything appears larger than it really is. Acute…”
- Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.
“ERYSIPELAS FLATULENCE, Left LYING, Agg. MOTION, beginning, Agg., continued, Amel. SIDE, Left SITTING, AGG.”
- Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.
“Mucous membranes. Bones. Skin. Teeth. Sitting. Rest. Beginning motion. Mercury. Internal burning; in bones at night. Caries. Much secretion, with a sense of dryness. Paralytic weakness; in joints. Slow inflammation. .................... Much abortive sneezing. Coryza, with swelling. Ozœna; acrid. Mouth feels coated…”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“officinarum. Gum Euphorbium. The resinous exudation or juice of Euphorbia resinifera. exported from Morocco. Euphorbia resinifera is a cactus-like plant of the Euphorbiaceæ. Bone, diseases of / Cancer / Cataract / Coccygodynia / Cough / Crusta lactea / Erysipelas / Eyes, inflammation of / Gangrene / Hay-fever /…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Gum Euphorbium. Euphorbiaceæ. The acrid resinous exudation of a plant native to Morocco. Was strongly recommended by Mesue in diseases of the joints, and for noises in the ears. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Headache , Berridge, Raue's Rec., 1875, p. 208 ; Cataract , Bojanus, Allen & Norton, Ophth. Therap. ; Crumbling of…”
- Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“Earnest quietness, driving one to occupy himself. Serious and taciturn. Vertigo when standing or walking in the open air. Sensation of soreness (as if beaten) in the back part of the head; worse in the morning; when lying; from heat; relieved by motion and cooling the head. Smarting of the eyes, with lachrymation…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common names: wolf's milk; gum euphorbium; gopher plant. Rheumatic pains of a tearing, pressing, and stinging character, but only during rest. Paralytic weakness in the joints and mostly when beginning to move. Burning pain in internal parts (Ars., Carb-V., Phos., Sec., Sulph.). Diseases of mucous membranes. VESICULAR…”
