Pulsatilla pratensis

Common name: wind flower.

The weather-cock among the remedies (Br.).

Especially adapted to females, with blue eyes, very affectionate, easily excited to tears (Sep.) and of a very yielding disposition (Bt.).

One of the best remedies with which to begin the treatment of a chronic case (Calc., Nux-V., Sulph.) (A.).

Ailments from abuse of chamomile, quinine, iron, mercury, sulphur or tea-drinking (A.).

The disposition and mental state, are the chief guiding symptoms to the selection of Pulsatilla.

The forms of her symptoms are very changeable; she is very well one hour, and very miserable the next (G.).

SHE IS TIMID AND FEARFUL, EXTREMELY MILD AND GENTLE, AND SOMETIMES SILENT AND MELANCHOLIC.

WEEPS VERY EASILY; CAN HARDLY GIVE HER SYMPTOMS WITHOUT WEEPING (Kali-C., Med., Sep.) (G.).

VERY TEARFUL; SHE WEEPS AT EVERYTHING, WHETHER IT IS JOYFUL OR SORROWFUL (G.).

EASILY MOVED TO LAUGHTER OR TEARS (Ign., Nux-M.) (A.).

Throbbing, pressive headache, relieved by external pressure or by tying up tightly (N.).

Violent pain in the ear, as of something forcing outward (N.).

Affections of ears, as sequelæ of measles (N.).

Is especially called for women who are inclined to be fleshy, with scanty and protracted menstruation (Graph.) (A.).

The first serious impairment of health is referred to puberal age; "have never been well since"-anæmia, chlorosis, bronchitis, or phthisis (A.).

The lower limbs go to sleep when sitting (G.).

SECRETIONS FROM ALL THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES ARE THICK, BLAND AND YELLOWISH-GREEN (Kali-S., Nat-S., Stann.) (A.).

Sick headache, from suppression of the menses, or from some menstrual or gastric disorder (Bry., Sep.) (Bt.).

Semilateral headache (Kali-B., Nat-M., Spig.) (G.).

Dizzy, when rising from a chair (Phos.) (G.).

Obstruction in the nose, especially in the evening (Sep.) (K.).

Foul discharge or bad odour from the nose (Aur., Calc., Hep., Sep.) (B.).

Coryza, much worse every evening (Bt.).

Cough very loose, with vomiting of mucus (Ipec.) (G.).

Hard, racking cough that makes the stomach sore; and water escapes the bladder, during every cough.

Loose cough through the day, but dry at night, worse towards evening, and in the recumbent position (Cl.).

Asthma, from deranged menstruation or suppressed urticaria (Bt.).

Cloudiness of vision, with a kind of flashing fire, as if she had received a slap in the face (N.).

Profuse lachrymation in the wind or open air (N.).

Catarrhal ophthalmia, with profuse lachrymation and secretion of mucus (Arg-N., Euphr., Nat-M., Rhus-T.) (Bt.).

Styes, especially on the upper eyelid (Am-C., Bell., Ferr., Merc., Phos-Ac., Staph.) (A.).

Agglutination of the lids in the morning (Arg-N., Calc., Graph.) (R.).

Rheumatism: Pains shift rapidly from one part to another, unattended with any great swelling or redness; chronic cases, with weakness, rigidity, coldness and weight in the diseased tissues (Bt.).

Urticaria worse at night, caused by fat, rich food (Bt.).

Chlorosis from abuse of iron (Bt.).

CHRONIC OTORRHOEA (Calc., Hep., Merc., Sil.) (Bt.).

Much pain in the ears, with deafness; the meatus is red and swollen (Sulph.) (Bt.).

Mumps with metastasis to the mammæ or to the testicle (Ars., Carb-V., Jab., Nat-M., Rhus-T.) (A.).

Bad taste in the mouth, every morning on awaking (Bar-C., Bry., Calc-P., Lyc., Merc., Nat-M., Nat-S. Nux-V., Sep., Sulph.); she has to wash it out soon; it is so bad she cannot bear it (Nux-V.) (G.).

NOTHING TASTES GOOD TO HER (Calc., Merc., Nat-S., Nux-V., Sulph.) (G.).

TONGUE THICKLY-COATED, WHITE OR YELLOW (Bry., Kali-M., Nat-S.) (Bt.).

GREAT DRYNESS OF THE MOUTH (IN THE MORNING), WITHOUT THIRST (Nux-M.; mouth moist, with intense thirst- Merc.) (A.).

LICKS THE LIPS, BUT DOES NOT DRINK (A.).

TOOTHACHE RELIEVED BY HOLDING COLD WATER IN THE MOUTH (Bry., Clem., Coff., Ferr-P.); WORSE FROM WARM THINGS AND HEAT OF THE ROOM (A.).

Toothache on one side of the face; always ceases on going into the open air, but returns in a warm room, and gets worse; the pains are throbbing or shooting, accompanied with much swelling; worse evenings; in mild, tearful females (G.).

Sensation as if the food were lodged undigested above the stomach (Bhr.).

Loathing nausea and retchings after greasy food (Kali-M.) (G.).

Morning sickness, with vomiting of mucus (G.).

ABSENCE OF THIRST OR THIRSTLESSNESS WITH NEARLY ALL COMPLAINTS (Cocc., Nux-V., Sep.) (A.).

Pulsations in the pit of the stomach (Acon., Ant-T., Calc., Chin., Cic., Ferr., Glon., Kali-C., Nux-V., Phos., Sep., Sil.) (G.).

REPUGNANCE TO FOOD (Ant-C., Ars., Bry., Chin., Colch., Sep.) (G.).

Gastric disturbances from rich or fat food (Kali-M.) (G.).

The sight or even the thought of pork causes disgust (A.).

All-gone sensation in the stomach, in tea-drinkers especially (A.).

Distension of the stomach after eating (Arg-N., Chin., Nux-M.) (R.).

Rumbling and gurgling especially in the evening (Lyc.) (R.).

Incarcerated flatus in the abdomen, pressing here and there (C.).

Pressure in the abdomen and small of the back, as from a stone (Bry., Nux-V.) (Ra.).

Colicky pains in the abdomen (Bry., Coloc., Nux-V., Verat.) (G.).

She cannot sit long at a time; must walk about to relieve her (abdominal) pains (G.).

Drawing, cutting pains around the navel (Bt.).

Diarrhœa only or usually at night (Chin.); watery, greenish-yellow, very changeable (Podo., Sulph.); as soon as one eats; from fruits, cold food or drinks, or ice-cream (Ars.) (A.).

Diarrhœa after measles (Carb-V., Chin., Merc.) (K.).

Constipation attended with ineffectual desire for stool (Ra.).

Discharge of blood and mucus during stool (Aloe, Kali-M., Merc., Sulph.) (G.).

After urinating, spasmodic pain in the neck of the bladder, extending to the pelvis and thighs (G.).

Frequent and almost ineffectual urging to urinate, with cutting pain (Canth.) (G.).

Retention of urine, with redness, heat and soreness of the vesical region externally (Ra.).

INVOLUNTARY EMISSIONS OF URINE WHEN SITTING, COUGHING OR WALKING (Caust., Sep.) (J.).

Constant pressure on the bladder without desire to urinate (G.).

Scanty and high coloured-urine (Apis, Berb., Colch., Lyc., Sep.) (K.).

Milky leucorrhœa, with swelling of the vulva, particularly after the menses (G.).

Thick, white, albuminous leucorrhœa (Bt.).

Menses: Suppressed from getting the feet wet; too late, scanty, slimy, painful; irregular, intermittent flow, with evening chilliness; with intense pain and great restlessness and tossing about (Mag-P.); flow more during the day (A.).

DELAYED FIRST MENSTRUATION (Caust., Graph., Kali-C., Senec., Sep.) (A.).

Morning sickness (Cycl., Graph., Sep.) (K.).

Threatened abortion; flow ceases and then returns with increased force; pains spasmodic, excite suffocation and fainting; must have fresh air (A.).

Labour: The pains excite palpitations; suffocating and fainting spells, unless the doors and windows are open; feels as though she must have them open (G.).

Acute inflammation of the testicles (Bell., Ferr-P., Rhod.) (Bt.).

ORCHITIS CAUSED FROM COLD OR SUPPRESSED GONORRHOEA (Bt.).

The testicles and spermatic cord swollen and painful (Clem., Rhod.) (Bt.).

Hæmorrhage from the urethra after suppressed gonorrhœa, or after urination (Hep., Sars., Thuj.) (K.).

Gonorrhœal discharge greenish-yellow or yellow-looking (Merc.) (K.).

Chordee (Arg-N., Cann-S., Canth., Caps., Kali-Chl., Tereb., Thuj.) (K.).

Hydrocele, especially of the boys (Rhod., Sil.) (K.).

Sexual passion increased (Cann-I., Canth., Con., Lyc., Nux-V., Phos., Staph.) ((K.).

Stricture (Clem., Con., Staph.); pain and tenesmus in urinating, worse lying on back (Br.).

Acute prostatitis (Con., Merc., Sep.) (Br.).

Very useful in intermittent fevers, where chilliness predominates (Ars., Chin., Nux-V., Rhus-T.) (Bt.).

Fever just at sunset (Ign., Thuj.) (A.).

There is little heat and no thirst (Ipec.) (Bt.).

Chilliness even in the summer, when warmly clad, with vertigo, throbbing headache, pressure in the stomach, etc. (G.).

CHILLY, YET AVERSE TO HEAT (B.).

Irregular types of malarial fever (Nux-V., Psor., Sep.) (K.).

Anxious heat as if dashed with hot water (C.).

Intolerable, dry, burning heat, evening or night; with distended veins and burning hands that seek out cool places; without thirst (C.).

MOANING DURING HEAT (Arn., Bell., Eup-P., Ipec., Lach., Nux-V.) (K.).

Unable to breathe well, or is chilly in a warm room (A.).

CRAVES FRESH, COOL AIR (Kali-S., Phos., Sulph., Tub.) (Bt.).

Very sluggish circulation, manifested by constant chilliness, coldness and paleness of the skin (Graph., Sep., Sil.) (Ra.).

SYMPTOMS EVER-CHANGING; NO TWO CHILLS, NO TWO STOOLS, NO TWO ATTACKS ALIKE; VERY WELL ONE HOUR, VERY MISERABLE THE NEXT-APPARENTLY CONTRADICTORY (Ign.) (A.).

Pains on first motion (Rhus-T.) (A.).

Pains: Drawing, tearing, erratic, rapidly shifting from one part to another (Bell., Ign., Kali-B., Kali-S., Lac-C., Mang.); are accompanied with constant chilliness; the more severe the pain, the more severe the chill; appear suddenly, leave gradually, or tension much increases until very acute and then lets up with a snap (A.).

Cannot sleep in the early part of the night, but sleeps late in the morning (G.).

Awakes languid, unrefreshed (A.).

AGGRAVATION: In a warm, closed room; towards evening; from warm things; from rich or warm food; from pork and pastry; from fruits; from lying on the left, or on the painless side; from heat; and during menses.

AMELIORATION: In the open air, from cold things; from lying on the painful side; from cold air or cool room; and from cold application.

RELATIONSHIP: Silicea is the chronic of Pulsatilla in nearly all ailments.

Follows well after: Kali-B., Lyc., Sep., Sil. and Sulph.

Follows, and is followed by Kali-Br., which is its chemical analogue.

Complementary: Kali-M., Lyc., Sil. and Sulph-Ac.