- Allen HC — The keynotes that separate this remedy from its nearest neighbours.
“St. Johns Wort (Hypericaceae) Mechanical injuries of spinal cord; bad effects of spinal concussion; pains, after a fall on coccyx. Punctured, incised or lacerated wounds; sore, painful (Led. - contused wounds, Arn., Ham.), especially if of long duration. Injuries: from treading on nails, needles, pins, splinters…”
- Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Hypericum perforatum, Linn. Natural order , Hypericaceæ. Common names , St. John's Wort; (G.), Johannis-kraut, Hartheu; (F.), Mille-pertuis. Preparation , Tincture of the whole plant. Authorities. Emotional. Mental excitement, as after drinking tea, 5. She talks widely in the night, after 4 A.M., while asleep, with…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“St. John's-wort (HYPERICUM) The great remedy for injuries to nerves, especially of fingers, toes and nails. Crushed fingers, especially tips. Excessive painfulness is a guiding symptom to its use. Prevents lockjaw. Punctured wounds. Relieves pain after operations. Quite supersedes the use of Morphia after operations…”
- Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.
“CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE, weather, seasons, oncoming storms, etc. Agg. DAMPNESS, getting wet, wet weather, bathing, working in water, damp rooms, etc., Agg. FLOATING, flying, etc., as if (Comp. Vertigo.) INJURIES, wounds, bruises, shock, etc. (Comp. Sprainded) NERVE PAIN SORENESS, bruised, smarting, etc. (Comp. Rawness.)…”
- Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.
“SPINAL NERVES: COCCYX. Inter - scapular. Meninges. Vertex. INJURY: Jar. Concussion. Penetrating. Shock. Bruises. Exertion. Touch. Change of weather. Fogs. Cold. Damp. Motion. Lying on face. Bending back. LACERATED, injured or inflamed nerves; mashed fingers, etc. Injury to or reflected from brain or cord. Very…”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“perforatum, H. perfoliatum. St. John's Wort. N. O. Hypericaceæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant. After-pains / Asthma / Bites / Brachial neuralgia / Breast, affections of / Brain, concussion of / Bruises / Bunions / Compound fractures / Corns / Coxalgia / Diarrhœa / Gunshot wounds / Hæmorrhoids / Headache / Hydrophobia…”
- Guernsey — The leading characteristics — a compact bridge from repertory result to remedy study.
“(or Perforatum) Bad results from treading on nails, from rat bites, or any punctured wounds; very sore and sensitive to the touch.”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Hypericaceæ. St. John's Wort. Provings by Mueller, Thorer, Stokes, Bruckner and Schelling. See Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 5, p. 53 . CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Affection of mind , Müller, Analyt. Therap., vol. 1, p. 134 ; Headache , C. Hering, Analyt. Therap., vol. 1, p. 332 ; Bone pains in head , Lyford, Organon, vol. 3…”
- Hughes & Dake — The source evidence — provings and poisonings retained with their experimental context.
“HYPERICUM . Hypericum perforatum, L. St. John's wort. Nat. Ord., Hypericacea. I. Provings.-1 . KAROLINE M-, sæt. 23, unmarried, phlegmatic temperament, healthy, took, 7 a.m., 4dr. tinct. 1st d., 8 a.m., great thirst, dry mouth, some stitches in r. temple. 8.30 a.m., throat swells for h.; feeling of fatigue; several…”
- Kent — The mental and general picture — how Kent organizes the remedy’s historical symptom portrait.
“One who makes a study of the proving of Hypericum will be reminded of a class of injuries involving sentient nerves and it is not surprising that this remedy has come into use for the results of such injuries. Injuries: The surgery of Homeopathy largely involves the use of Arnica, Rhus tox., Ledum, Staphysagria…”
- Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“Great heaviness in the head. Pulsation, heat and burning in the vertex (afternoon). Sensation in the forehead as; if touched by an icy cold hand. Sensation as if the head became elongate. Stitches in the right eye. Shooting through the ear. The face feels hot, bloated. Tension in the cheek. Dryness of the lips and…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: st. john's wort. It is the Arnica of the nerves (D.). Consequence of spinal concussions (Arn.) (N.). Injuries of the nerves in general (D.). INJURIES FROM TREADING ON NAILS, NEEDLES, PINS, SPLINTERS, OR FROM RAT-BITES; PREVENTS LOCK-JAW (A.). Bad effects from falls or blows upon the head, or concussion of…”
- Roberts — Location, sensation, and modality — the three-fold basis Roberts used to separate remedies.
“The great pain and sensitiveness of the affected part is the key to Hypericum. The pain is disproportionately severe, showing the nerves are attacked. In rheumatism of the cervical muscles with the characteristic pain, or in rheumatism following amputations or contused wounds with the very severe excruciating pains…”
- Tyler — The whole picture — temperament and leading symptoms drawn as one portrait.
“Hypericum—St. John’s Wort—thrice blessed herb for the relief of pain: named through the centuries after the beloved disciple; possibly, by analogy, from having been used by him for healing purposes? (One could quote many herbs which had thus acquired their common names.) Had the name been merely of ecclesiastical…”
