Homeopathy LibraryPulsatilla Pratensis
Reason for use
Pulsatilla acts prominently upon all the mucous membranes of the body, and upon the synovial membranes, the veins, the eyes, the ears, and the generative organs of both sexes, more especially the female.
In the mucous membranes a catarrhal process is established, the secretions are modified, sometimes retarded, more often increased, the functions of the organs they supply are disturbed, the nervous system becomes irritated and depressed, and, as a result, we obtain the numerous symptoms of deranged digestion, respiratory troubles, genitourinary disturbances, and catarrhal affections of the eye and ear, which so fully characterize the action of this drug.
On the generative system Pulsatilla exerts a marked action outside of its catarrhal sphere, due probably to its influence over the cerebro-spinal system.
On the synovial membranes it produces arthritic or rheumatic inflammation, and in the veins varicose conditions.
The most essential feature of Pulsatilla is its action upon the female generative organs, especially when occurring in females of a mild, yielding disposition, inclined to weep.
Characteristic symptoms.
▲ Worse
In the evening; every other evening; at night; from warmth of bed; while lying down, especially on left side; in warm room; after eating, especially after fat food, pork, ice cream, fruit, pastry
▼ Better
In open air ( Ox. ac .); in a cool place; when lying upon the back
The full Cowperthwaite text, by section
Mind
(Pulsatilla)
Mild, gentle, timid, yielding disposition, with inclination to weep . (Apis, Natr. mur ., Nux m ., Ign ., Lil. tig.)
Tremulous anxiety, as if death were near. (Acon., Ars.)
Fears ghosts at night, or in the evening. (Acon., Ars.)
Anxiety about the heart in the evening, even to suicide.
Anxiety at night, as from heat.
Peevish and capricious, though not vexed.
Hypochondriac moroseness ; out of sorts with everything. (Nux v.)
Ill-humored, discontented, fretful . ( Bry., Cham .)
Head
(Pulsatilla)
Confusion of head, with bruised pains or hollow feeling in head.
Vertigo : as if intoxicated ( Coccul ., Cinch., Nux v., Rhus tox.) ; on stooping (Bell.) ; while sitting ; in morning on rising (Bry.) ; must lie down again.
Dullness of the head, and bruised sensation in forehead . (Cinch., Puls., Sang.)
Headache, as if the brain would burst (Bry., Caps., Natr. mur .) and the eyes fall out.
Headache from overloaded stomach (Bry., Ipec., Iris, Nux v.), or from fats .
Violent pain behind, one side, as if a nail were driven in.
Headache, with aching pain in the eyes, in the evening.
Throbbing pressive headache, relieved by pressure. ( Apis, Arg. nit .)
Pressive pain in forehead above the orbits, aggravated on raising the eyes.
Stitching, tearing pains in temples, and through the whole head.
Pulsation in the head, in the evening. (Nux m.)
Pressive and constrictive pain in temples.
Eyes
(Pulsatilla)
Dryness of the eyes and lids, with sensation as if darkened by mucus, which ought to be wiped away. (Alum., Croc.)
Pressure as from sand in the eyes, when reading. (Ars., Caust ., Ign., Natr. mur., Sulph .)
Conjunctivitis, with profuse, thick, yellow, bland discharge.
Burning and itching in the eyes, provokes rubbing and scratching.
Inflammation of eyes and margins of eyelids, with lachrymation and nightly agglutination. (Alum., Aeth., Calc. c., Lyc ., Graph., Merc., Sulph .)
Subject to styes, especially on upper lids . ( Lyc ., Graph.)
Itching, biting, and burning in the lids and canthi, in the evening.
Profuse lachrymation, in the wind or open air. (Sulph.)
Dimness of vision, like a fog or veil before the eyes. ( Caust ., Hyos ., Laur., Phos., Merc., Petrol., Ranunc., Sulph .)
Dark before the eyes in the morning on rising ( Dulc .), and on going into a warm room.
Ears
(Pulsatilla)
External ear and meatus red and swollen. (Acon., Apis, Bell.)
Otalgia, with darting, tearing pains ( Bell ., Sil .), and pulsating at night. (Merc.)
Violent pain in ear as from something forcing outward.
Hardness of hearing, as if the ears were stopped.
Sensation as if the ear were stopped, with roaring in it like a loud, distant noise.
Humming, cracking, singing, and ringing in the ears. (Calc. c., Graph., Kali c.)
Bland, nearly inoffensive, discharge of mucus and pus from the ears.
Nose
(Pulsatilla)
Coryza, fluent or dry ; frequent sneezing ; loss of smell and taste (Ant. tart.) ; nostrils sore ; wings raw (Lyc.) ; later, yellow-green discharge (Graph., Merc.) ; worse indoors (Cepa, Nux v.) ; chilliness ; pale face ; head confused ; frontal headache. (Acon., Cepa, Sang.)
Stoppage of nose in evening, and in warm room ; in morning, yellow, opaque, offensive mucous discharge . (Nitr. ac.)
Bad smell, as of old catarrh in the nose. (Sulph.)
Epistaxis ; with catarrh ; with suppressed menses. (Carls.,. Bry., Ham., Sep.)
Pressive sensation at root of nose. (Acon., Kali bi.)
Nasal bones pain as if they would be forced asunder.
Face
(Pulsatilla)
Paleness of the face.
Lower lip swollen and cracked in the middle.
Mouth
(Pulsatilla)
Sharp, shooting pains in teeth, or drawing, jerking , as if nerve were put on the stretch, and then let loose.
Toothache worse ; evening and night ; in warmth of bed (Cham.) ; from taking anything warm in the mouth (Cham.) ; when eating ; from picking teeth.
Better in open air ; from uncovering.
Tongue dry ; covered with a tenacious mucus ; coated thick, white, or yellow ( Bry., Merc., Nux v., Podo .) ; sensation in middle as if burned ( Iris , Plat., Sang., Sulph. ac., Verat. vir.) ; insensible even when moist ; at night, and in morning.
Very offensive odor from the mouth . (Aur., Arn., Hep. s., Merc ., Nux v.)
Mouth and pharynx dry, and covered with tasteless, insipid, tenacious mucus, in morning.
Accumulation of sweet saliva in the mouth . (Cham., Phos .)
Taste : of putrid meat, in morning, with inclination to vomit (Arn., Merc.) ; slimy, foul, clammy, insipid ; bitter, especially after eating ( Bry ., Coloc ., Nux v .) ; bad taste in the mouth in the morning.
Food, especially bread , tastes bitter ( Bry., Cinch ., Coloc ., Nux v., Sulph .), or taste of food diminished.
Great dryness of the mouth in the morning, without thirst. (Apis, Nux m .)
Throat
(Pulsatilla)
Rawness and scraping in the throat. (Amm. carb., Carb. v., Caust., Phos.)
Great dryness of the throat (Apis, Nux m .) in the morning.
Throat, internally, covered with a tenacious mucus, in morning.
Pressure and tension in throat on swallowing.
Sensation of a worm creeping up into the throat.
Stomach
(Pulsatilla)
Desires food, but does not know what kind.
Aversion to fat food (Hep. s., Ptel.), meat (Graph., Ptel.), bread ( Natr. mur .), butter (Ptel.), milk ; to smoking. (Ign.)
Thirst for beer (Coccul., Petrol.), or alcoholic drinks.
Thirstlessness with all complaints. (Ant. tart., Apis.)
Eructations after eating, tasting, and smelling of food (Ant. crud., Phos., Cinch., Graph ., Calc. c.) ; bitter, bilious, rancid, sour ( Bry., Nux v., Phos .) ; tastes like putrid meat.
Nausea ; waterbrash (Led., Nux v.) ; disagreeable risings, especially after eating and drinking. (Ars.)
Morning nausea, especially during menses, from suppressed menses, or during pregnancy. (Graph., Kali c., Nux m., Sep.)
Vomiting of bilious matter (Ars., Bry., Nux v., Podo.) ; of food eaten long before , or after each meal.
Stomach disordered from fat food ( Cycl ., Tarax.), pastry (Ipec., Nux v.), fruit, or ice cream.
Pain in stomach an hour after eating. (Nux v.)
Weight, as from a stone (Acon., Aesc., Ars., Bry., Nux v.), especially in morning on waking.
Crampy pains in stomach, in morning, or after meals.
Gnawing distress in stomach, as from hunger . (Abies c.)
Pressing and pinching pains in stomach after eating.
Scraping sensation in stomach (Nux v.) and oesophagus, like a heartburn.
Perceptible pulsation in pit of stomach. (Ant. tart., Asaf.)
Abdomen
(Pulsatilla)
Flatulent colic ; loud rumbling and gurgling (Lyc.) ; flatus moves about in abdomen (Aloe, Carb. v.), especially in evening.
Incarcerated flatus, pressing here and there ; not relieved by passing flatus (Cinch.) after midnight.
Colic and griping, especially in upper abdomen.
Fullness and distension of abdomen and stomach ; painful sensitiveness.
Pressure in abdomen (Berb.) and small of back, as from a stone ; limbs go to sleep while sitting ; ineffectual desire to stool.
Drawing, tearing, or forcing-down pains in abdomen, like labor pains.
Stool And Anus
(Pulsatilla)
Painful, protruding blind piles ( Aloe , Calc. c., Lach., Mur. ac., Sil.), with stitches, smarting, soreness, and itching . ( Sulph .)
Pressure in rectum after stool.
Frequent urging, as if diarrhoea would occur.
Stools watery at night, like bile, preceded by rumbling ; green mucus ( Apis , Arg. nit., Ars ., Bell., Ipec., Merc., Sulph.) ; slimy ; soft ; mixed with mucus, or only mucus ; frequent (Merc. cor.) ; bloody mucus, without colic ; not exhausting. (Phos. ac.)
Constipation ; difficult evacuation, with painful pressure, and pain in back.
Urinary Organs
(Pulsatilla)
Tenesmus of the bladder. (Canth., Caps., Merc. cor.)
Region of bladder painful to touch.
Sharp pressure on bladder, without desire to urinate.
Burning in orifice of urethra during and after micturition. ( Can. sat., Canth.)
Frequent, almost ineffectual, urging to urinate, with cutting pains.
Involuntary micturition ( Ars ., Bell., Hyos.) ; at night, in bed (Arn., Cupr., Graph.), especially in little girls, while coughing, or passing flatus. ( Caust ., Natr. mur.)
Frequent urinations ; profuse flow . (Apis, Apoc., Arg., Cepa, Berb.)
Urine watery, colorless ; brown ; bloody.
Male Organs.- (Pulsatilla)
Drawing, tensive pains, from abdomen through spermatic cords to testicles . (Berb., Ham ., Merc.)
Swelling of the testicles, with soreness and tearing pains.
Swelling of right side of scrotum. (Clem.)
Enlarged prostate.
Nocturnal emissions. (Cinch., Phos.)
Thick yellow, or yellow-green discharge from urethra, in gonorrhoea. (Agn., Hydras.)
Female Organs.- (Pulsatilla)
During menses and with uterine troubles, heavy pressive pain in abdomen and small of back, as from a stone (Alum., Cimic., Caul.) ; limbs tend to go to sleep ; ineffectual urging to stool.
Drawing, pressing pain extending toward uterus, with nausea in morning.
Menses suppressed after getting feet wet.
Constrictive pain in left side of uterus, like labor pains, obliging her to bend double.
Menses too late, scanty, and of short duration (Cimic., Sulph .) ; suppressed , or flow intermittent (Cimic.) ; flow thick and black (Ign.) ; more during day while walking about. (At night, Mag. carb .)
First menses delayed . (Graph.)
Leucorrhoea thick, like cream or milk (Calc. c., Coni., Sep ., Sulph. ac.), with swollen vulva ; painless ; acrid, thin, burning . (Alum., Coni., Kreos., Merc., Phos .)
Milk suppressed ( Agn., Hyos .) ; lochia becomes white, like milk.
Lumps in breasts of school girls, before puberty, or escape of thin, milk-like fluid.
Respiratory Organs.- (Pulsatilla)
Violent tickling and scraping in the larynx, bringing tears into the eyes, and causing dry cough.
Constriction in larynx, especially at night when lying down.
Hoarseness and roughness of throat ; cannot speak a loud word. (Caust., Hep. s., Phos.)
Dry cough at night or in evening, after lying down ( Coni ., Mez., Nux v., Rumex, Sulph .) ; disappears on sitting up in bed, returns on lying down (Hyos.) ; causes dryness of throat ; prevents sleep ; with nausea and vomiting.
Expectoration difficult ; yellow mucus (Calc c.) ; bitter ; black clotted blood. ( Nux v .)
Dyspnoea in lower portion of chest, as if too full and tight, especially mornings. (Bell., Phos.)
Oppression of the chest.
Cramp-like and constrictive tension in the chest.
Shortness of breath, anxiety, and palpitation when lying on left side.
Scraping and soreness in chest, causing cough. (Cham.)
Pain in chest, as if ulcerated. (Psor.)
Stitches in the chest and sides, when lying, at night, from inspiration or coughing. (Acon., Bry., Kali c .)
Heart and Pulse.- (Pulsatilla)
Catching pain in cardiac region ; better for a time from pressure of hand.
Palpitation, with anxiety, after dinner ; with menstrual irregularities, chlorosis, etc.
The beat of the pulse is felt in the pit of the stomach.
Neck and Back.- (Pulsatilla)
Stiffness, and rheumatic, tensive, and drawing pains in nape of neck. (Colch.)
Sticking pains in nape of neck and back.
Pain in small of back, as from long stooping (Arn., Cinch.), or from a sprain ( Sulph .) ; on motion ; after sitting. (Rhus tox.)
Labor-like pains in small of back (Caul., Cimic., Kreos.), as if constricted by a tight band.
Drawing, tensive pain in loins.
Pressive pains in sacrum, in evening, as from fatigue.
Limbs
(Pulsatilla)
Redness and swelling of joints (Bry.), with stinging pains. (Apis.)
Drawing, tearing pains in limbs ( Acon .), shifting rapidly from place to place ; worse at night, from warmth ( Merc .) ; better from uncovering.
On waking the parts on which he has lain are asleep, with crawling and tingling. (Acon.)
Upper Limbs.- (Pulsatilla)
Sensation of numbness and heaviness in the arms, as if beaten.
Drawing, tearing pains, in shoulder joints, and in arms, hands, and fingers. (Bry., Led., Rhus tox.)
Swelling and wrenching pain in elbow joints.
Lower Limbs.- (Pulsatilla)
Hip joint painful, as if dislocated.
Acute, drawing, jerking pains from the hip to the knee.
Bruised pains in gluteal muscles, and in muscles and bones of thighs.
Drawing, tensive pains in thighs and legs, with great restlessness, sleeplessness, and chilliness.
Painless swelling of the knee.
Knees swollen, with tearing, drawing pains.
Drawing, heaviness, and weariness in legs and feet.
Cramps in leg, in evening, after lying down. ( Sulph .)
Feet inflamed, red, hot, swollen ( Bry .), with tensive, burning pains ; also soles.
Varices on the legs (Ham., Zinc .)
Boring pain in heels toward evening . (Zinc.)
Chilblains ; burning, sticking, itching. (Agar., Nitr. ac.)
Generalities
(Pulsatilla)
Violent trembling of the whole body.
Excessive weariness and prostration. (Ars., Phos ., Ferr.)
Heaviness of the whole body.
Inclination to stretch.
Longing for fresh air. (Lyc.)
Feeling of discomfort over the whole body, in morning, after rising, disappearing on moving about.
Wandering pains shift rapidly from part to part. (Benz. ac., Kali bi., Led.)
Symptoms ever changing.
Pulsations through the whole body. ( Glon ., Sep., Zinc.)
Skin
(Pulsatilla)
Burning, biting, itching, here and there ; worse from warmth of bed, in evenings and before midnight ; from scratching ; from becoming heated during a walk. ( Clem ., Merc., Mez ., Sulph.)
Measly-like eruption (Ant. crud., Bapt., Coff. c., Rhus tox.) ; nettle rash. (Apis.)
Sleep
(Pulsatilla)
Irresistible sleepiness in afternoon and early evening.
Cannot go to sleep in evening ; sleepless first part of night ; sleeps late in morning.
Restless sleep ; with sensation of heat ; wakes frequently, as in frights .
Dreams ; confused ; vivid, frightful, anxious. (Arn., Aur., Rhus tox ., Sulph .)
Frequent yawning.
Fever
(Pulsatilla)
Constant chilliness, even in warm room ; cold chills all over, chilly, with the pains ; worse evenings. (Phos.)
Anxious heat , as if dashed with hot water.
Intolerable, dry, burning heat, evening or night ; with distended veins ( Cinch .), and burning hands that seek out cool places ; without thirst. (Ign., Phos.)
Profuse sweat in morning (Calc. c., Nitr. ac., Rhus tox.), one-sided sweat.
Amelioration
Therapeutic Range.- (Pulsatilla)
Catarrhal affections, especially with thick, bland, yellowish-green discharge ; rheumatic and arthritic affections ; amenorrhoea ; dysmenorrhoea ; chlorosis ; leucorrhoea ; after-pains ; suppressed lochia ; milk leg ; suppressed milk ; sore, swollen breasts ; uterine difficulties in general ; bad effects from menstrual suppression or irregularities ; hysteria ; orchitis ; melancholia ; neuralgia ; ophthalmia ; otorrhoea ; otalgia ; bad effects from rich, fat food, especially pork ; dyspepsia, diarrhoea ; dysentery ; constipation ; gastric and bilious disorders ; intermittent fever ; measles ; urticaria ; nocturnal enuresis ; varicose veins.
Conditions
(Pulsatilla)
Sandy hair, blue eyes, pale face, inclined to silent grief and submissiveness ; especially women and children.
Compare
(Pulsatilla)
Ant. crud ., Ars., Bell ., Bry., Calc. c., Caul ., Cham., Cimic., Cinch., Coccul., Coloc., Coni., Cycl ., Ferr., Ign., Ham ., Kali bi., Lyc ., Merc., Nux v., Nux m., Plat., Phos ., Rhus tox., Sep ., Sil ., Sul ph ., Zinc.
Antidotes
(Pulsatilla)
Coff. c ., Cham., Ign., Nux v. (Acetum.)
Pulsatilla Antidotes.-
Cinch., Iron, Sulph., Sulph. ac., Vapor of Mercury or of copper, Coff. c., Cham., Bell., Colch., Lyc., Plat., Stram.
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