Rheum Palmatum 出现在 Similia 的 13 部经典著作中的 11 部。每部书的写作目的各不相同 — 以下是每部书对该药物的补充内容，以及其条目的开头。
- Allen HC — 将此疗剂与最相近疗剂区分开的关键症状。
“Rhubarb. (Polygonaceae) Suitable for children, especially during dentition. Sour smell of the whole body; child smells sour, even after washing or bathing (Hep., Mag. c.). Screaming of children with urging and sour stools. Children cry and toss about all night (Psor.). Child impatient, desires many things, and cries…”
- Allen TF — 原始药物试验记录 — 症状按验药者报告原样呈现，未经编辑。
“Rheum officinale, Baillon. Natural order , Polygonaceæ. Common names , Rhubarb, Rhabarber. Preparation , Trituration of the dry root. Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 14 , from Hahnemann). Delirium, 7. Mental excitement, 15. The child impatiently desires many different things and cries, 1. Moaning, anxiety, ill-humor, 1…”
- Boger (GA) — 此疗剂归属于哪些全身总类目 — 分析性的框架。
“FOAMY, frothy LYING, bent or doubled up, Amel. SOURNESS”
- Boger (Syn) — 以简短的分析画像呈现全身症状与加重缓解因素，而不是症状列表。
“Muscles of:Bile ducts. Duodenum. Intestines. Liver. Dentition. Eating. Summer. Nursing women. Warmth. Wrapping up. Sour , impatient, colicky children, who are always screaming and crying. Sour taste, vomitus, stools, sweat, etc. .................... Offensive mucus in mouth, after sleep. Difficult teething. Loathing…”
- Clarke — 最广泛的条目 — 来源、药物试验、临床用途、关系与解毒剂一处尽览。
“officinale. R. palmatum. Rhabarbarum. Rhubarb (though called "Turkey-rhubarb," the root comes from China, the exact species yielding it not being certainly known). N. O. Polygonaceæ. Tincture and trituration of the dried root. [A tincture of the fresh leaves and young stalks should be investigated.] Ardor urinæ /…”
- Hering — 分级症状，每一项都按验药者与临床实践确认的频率加权。
“Rhubarb. Polygonaceæ. Provings by Hahnemann, Gross, Hornburg, Rückert, Teuthorn, etc. See Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 8, p. 303 . CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Headache , Fuller, Hah. Mo., vol. 20, p. 539 ; Difficult dentition , Tuller, Hah. Mo., vol. 20, p. 538 ; Renal affections , Tuller, Hah. Mo., vol. 20, p. 542 ; Diarrhœa…”
- Lippe (KN) — 仅收录 Lippe 认为足够可靠、可据以处方的症状。
“All joints are painful when moving. Bubbling sensation as from bubbles in the muscles and joints. The limbs on which one lies go to sleep. Debility and heaviness in the whole body as if he was awakened from a heavy sleep. Especially suitable for children, during lactation and dentition. Cool perspirations (around the…”
- Lippe (MM) — 严格的哈内曼式解读 — 不含临床解释的症状图像。
“Restlessness, with inclination to weep. The child demands various things with vehemence and weeping. Indolent and taciturn. Heaviness in the head, with heat rising to it. Dull, stupefying headache, with bloated eyes. Pulsation in the head, ascending from the abdomen. Pulsation in the eyes. Swimming eyes, full of…”
- Lippe (Red) — 关键症状，其中最受信任的标为红线症状。
“Common name: rhubarb. Especially suitable for children, during lactation and dentition (Calc., Calc-P., Mag-C., Pod., Sil., Sulph) We use this remedy most particularly for sour-smelling children; stools, vomit, breath-all smell sour (G.). Nightly sleeplessness with loping about and crying. All joints are painful when…”
- Nash — 比较 — 将此疗剂与最常被混淆的疗剂并列对照。
“Is another remedy which, like Jalapa, has been abused by the old school, but is very valuable when used homœopathically. The leading indication is sour stools. They may be brown mixed with mucus, or thin and pasty. There is often much pain before the stool, of a colicky nature, and there may be tenesmus after stool…”
