Ruta graveolens
as H.C. Allen recorded it in Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of Some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica, 1899
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Keynotes
Ruta graveolens
Rue. Rutaceae.
Scrofulous exostosis; bruises and other mechanical injuries of bones and periosteum; sprains; periostitis; erysipelas; fractures, and especially dislocations ( Symp. ) .
Bruised lame sensation all over, as after a fall or blow; worse in limbs and joints (Arn. ).
All parts of the body upon which he lies are painful, as if bruised (Bap., Pyr.).
Restless, turns and changes position frequently when lying (Rhus).
Lameness after sprains, especially of wrists and ankles (*chronic sprains, Bov., Stron.).
Phthisis after mechanical injuries to chest (Mill.).
Aching in and over eyes, with blurred vision, as if they had been strained.
After using eyes at fine work, watchmaking, engraving (Nat. m.) ; looking intently (Sen.).
Ambl)^opia or asthenopia from over-exertion of eyes or anomalies of refraction; from over-use in bad light; fine sewing, over-reading at night; misty, dim vision, with complete obscuration at a distance.
Eyes hum, ache, feel strained ; hot, like balls of fire; spasms of lower lids.
Constipation; from inactivity, or impaction following mechanical injuries (Arn.).
Prolapse of rectum, immediately on attempting a passage; from the slightest stooping; after confinement; frequent unsuccessful urging.
Pressure on the bladder as if constantly full; continues after urinating; could hardly retain urine on account of urging, yet if not attended to it was difficult afterwards to void it; scanty green urine; involuntary.
Warts; with sore pains; flat, smooth on palms of hands (Nat. c., Nat. m. — on backs of hands, DuL).
Backache, relieved by lyii'ig on the back.
Phyt., Rhus, Symph.
After Arnica, it hastens the curative process in the joints; after Symphytum, in injuries of bones.
What the other books say about Ruta graveolens
The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.
- Ruta graveolens in Boericke — The concise clinical Materia Medica that most Indian colleges teach from, in full.
- Ruta graveolens in Kent — Kent teaching a class, one remedy at a time — fewer remedies, far more on each.
- Ruta graveolens in Boger — A compressed key — the generals and the characteristic modalities, with very little narrative.
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Cite this page. H.C. Allen. Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of Some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica. 3rd edition (1910). Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel. Ruta graveolens — Keynotes, pp. 245–247. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/allen/ruta-graveolens. Published 1910: public domain in the US (before 1931) and in India (author died 1909). Replaces B. Jain's 2005 "rearranged and classified" edition (© the publisher), per the owner's decision of 13 Sep 2026. Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.