Caulophyllum Thalictroides
Dewey, Essentials of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 1894, p. 119
Questions
What is Caulophyllum ?
It is the blue Cohosh, and the tincture is made from the fresh root.
What is its general physiological action ?
It acts especially on the muscular tissues of the female generative organs, and on the smaller joints.
What are its uterine symptoms ?
It produces a spasm of the uterus and is useful in dysmenorrhoea; there is a sensation as if the uterus was congested, with fullness and tension in the hypogastric region. "When should it be used during labor ?
When the pains are intermittent, sharp and crampy, and appear in the groin, bladder and lower extremities; they are spasmodic and fly from one place to another; patient is exhausted and weak.
What is another indication for its use in the puerperal state ?
For false labor pains occurring during last months of pregnancy. "What is still another use of Caulophyllum?
Rheumatism of the small joints of hands and feet, and flying pains in the limbs.
What members of the Umbelliferese or Parsley family do we make use of?
Ai,thusa cynapium, Ammo7iiacum gmfuni, Apium graveolens, Asafoetida, Cicuta virosa, Conium maculatum, Eryngium aquaticum, Hydrocotyle asiatic, Oenanthe crocata, Petroselbium, Phellandrium aquatiann and Sumbul.
What is the characteristic of this family as a whole ?
They all act upon the nervous system, and upon the glands producing first engorgement then atrophy of these structures.