by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Garden Columbine. N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of fresh wild plant in bloom.
Clavus / Hysteria
Hansen gives the following indications for this unproved drug: "Clavus hystericus of women in climaxis, with vomiting of green substance, especially morning. Globus hystericus."
Compare: Acon., Act. r., and other Ranunculaceæ.
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Aquilegia Vulgaris appears in 2 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Columbine (AQUILEGIA) A remedy for hysteria. Globus and clavus hystericus. Women at climaxis, with vomiting of green substance, especially in the morning. Sleeplessness . Nervous trembling of body; sensitive to light and noise. Dysmenorrhœa of young girls. Menses scanty, with dull, painful, nightly increasing pressure…”
