Caulophyllum Thalictroides caul.

Boger's Synoptic Key — Materia Medica

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Region

FEMALE ORGANS. NERVES. Muscles. Neck. Lower limbs. Small joints.

Worse

Pregnancy. Suppressed menses. Open air. P.M.

General

Exhaustion. PAINS, ERRATIC, drawing, cramping, shooting, rheumatic; ending in neck, which gets stiff. Uterine reflexes. Internal tremor.

Particulars

Fretful and fearsome. Nervous; excitable. Chorea. Vomiting of uterine origin. Albuminuria. Violent, intermittent, crampy pains, with little flow. Late menses. Dysmenorrhœa. LABOR PAINS FLY ABOUT (to breasts), ARE WEAK, OR IRREGULAR; false. Eases labor. Often acts as prophylactic of false labor pains. After-pains. Uterine atony. Habitual miscarriage. Vaginal spasm. Profuse, acrid leucorrhœa; of little girls. Sore nodes on finger-joints. Rheumatism; of small joints. Aching, sore lower limbs; before menses. Paraplegia, after child-birth. Chloasma; on neck. As if overfull of blood. High fever.

Related

Related: Cimi. Pul. Sep.

Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica

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Keynote

Especially suited to women; ailments during pregnancy, parturition, lactation. Rheumatism of women, especially of small joints (Act. s.); errative pains changing place every few minutes (Puls.); painful stiffness of affected joints. Pains are intermittent, paroxysmal, spasmodic. Chorea, hysteria or epilepsy at puberty, during establishment of menstrual function (Actaea). Leucorrhoea: acrid, exhausting; upper eyelids heavy, has to raise them with fingers (Gels.); with "moth spots" on forehead (Sep.); in little girls (Calc.); preventing pregnancy. Habitual abortion from uterine debility (Alet. - from anaemia with profound melancholy, Helon.); Spasmodic rigid os, delays labor; needle-like pricking pains in cervix. Labor pains short, irregular, spasmodic; tormenting, useless pains in beginning of labor (Act.); no progress made. Will correct deranged vitality and produce efficient pains, if the symptoms agree. Haemorrhage, after hasty labor; want of tonicity; passive, after abortion (Sec., Thlaspi). After pains: after long exhausting labor; spasmodic, across lower abdomen; extend into groins (in the shins, Carbo v., Coc.). Lochia protracted; great atony; passive, oozing for days from relaxed vessels (Sec.).

Relations

Simiar: to, Act., Bell., Lil., Puls., Sec., Thlas., Vib. Similar: to, labor pains of Puls., but mental condition opposite. Similar: to, Sep., "moth patches" and reflex symptoms from uterine irregularities.

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General

Rheumatism of small joints. In labor we find deficient pains on account of the exhaustion of the patient; Cauloph. will at once brace up her strength, and produce efficient pains.

Mental

Patient is fretful and easily displeased.

Head

Severe headache, with feeling of pressure behind the eyes.

Sexual

Female: Extraordinary rigidity of the os uteri. Spasmodic and severe pains without progress being made; pains become very weak from exhaustion of patient, on account of long continuance of labor. Thirst and feverishness. False pains; pains are spasmodic, appearing in various parts of the abdomen. Patient seems much exhausted and the pains very inefficient. Menorrhagia, or hæmorrhage occurring after labor, especially hasty labor; flow is very profuse and is due to want of tonicity of the womb, which is relaxed, and contracts feebly. Convulsions with very weak and irregular labor pains; she feels very weak. Retained placenta with characteristic sense of weakness or exhaustion, and pains too weak. After-pains, after protracted and exhausting labor; spasmodic pains across lower part of abdomen may extend into groins. Lochia, bloody; lasting too long; with passive oozing from relaxed uterus with great exhaustion. Abortion, threatened, with want of uterine tonicity; uterine contractions feeble. Neuralgia of vagina, when the vagina is excessively irritable, and the pain and spasm are intense and continued. Hysteria and uterine displacements with above characteristics. Leucorrhœa burning, producing the characteristic weakness.

Extremities

Very severe rheumatic pains, of aching, drawing character; erratic, now in one place, now in another. Especially in small joints, fingers, wrists, toes, ankles, etc. Great painful stiffness of affected joints.

Worse

In open air; from coffee.

Seven Hundred Red Line Symptoms from Materia Medica

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Red line symptom

In dysmenorrhoea spasmodic pains in uterus and various portions of the hypogastric regions. Deficient spasmodic labour pains. Passive hemorrhage, after abortion or confinement, or protracted lochia, from atony of the uterus. Rheumatism of small joints, especially of the wrists and fingers.

Homœopathic Materia Medica

William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition

Common name

Blue Cohosh (CAULOPHYLLUM)

General

This is a woman's remedy. Want of tonicity of the womb. During labor, when the pains are deficient and the patient is exhausted and fretful. Besides, it has a special affinity for the smaller joints. Thrush, locally and internally.

Stomach

Cardialgia, spasms of stomach. Dyspepsia with spasmodic symptoms.

Female

Extraordinary rigidity of os (Bell; Gels; Ver v). Spasmodic and severe pains, which fly in all directions; shivering, without progress; false pains. Revives labor pains and furthers progress of labor. After pains. Leucorrhœa, with moth-spots on forehead. Habitual abortion from uterine debility (Helon; Puls; Sab). Needle-like pains in cervix. Dysmenorrhœa, with pains flying to other parts of body. Lochia protracted; great atony. Menses and leucorrhœa profuse.

Skin

Discoloration of skin in women with menstrual and uterine disorder.

Extremities

Severe drawing, erratic pain and stiffness in small joints, fingers, toes, ankles, etc. Aching in wrists. Cutting pains on closing hands. Erratic pains, changing place every few minutes.

Relationship

Incompatible: Coffea.

Compare: Viol. Odor (rheumatic carpal and metacarpal joints); Cimicif; Sepia; Pulsat; Gels.

Dose

Tincture to third attenuation.

Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics

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Leaders

Is another very valuable "woman remedy," because of its specific action upon the uterus. It deserves a thorough reproving. I cannot better show its virtues than by reporting a case.

A married lady, aged 40, with wry neck of long standing, was seven months' pregnant. She was attacked with severe pains and swelling of all the finger joints. The only way she could get relief from the intense pain so that she could rest or sleep at all was by enveloping her fingers in mustard. I prescribed Caulophyllum 3d, which relieved the finger pains, but brought on such severe labor pains that I was obliged to discontinue it for fear of premature labor. Then the bearing-down pains ceased, and the finger pains returned and continued in full force until she was delivered of her child, when they also ceased for two or three days. Then the lochia, instead of decreasing, gradually or normally, increased until it amounted to a metrorrhagia. The flow was of a passive nature, dark and liquid. There was great sense of weakness and internal trembling (not visible externally) and now, to crown her suffering, the terrible finger pains returned again. I was afraid of the Caulophyllum, although it seemed indicated, because it brought on the bearing-down pains when I gave it before. But after giving Arnica, Sabina, Secale and Sulphur without the least improvement, I concluded to try Caulophyllum high. I did so in the 200th potency and cured the whole case promptly and permanently. Now this was a perfect Caulophyllum case, and if I had given it properly in the first place I have no doubt I would have saved that woman all unnecessary suffering.

I have given this remedy in long continued passive hæmorrhage from the uterus after miscarriage when I had the characteristic weakness and sense of internal trembling present. It has often regulated irregular spasmodic labor pains, and has also often relieved pains of the same character in dysmenorrhœa. I repeat, this remedy deserves a careful reproving.

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

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General

Caulophyllum thalictroides. Blue Cohosh. Squaw Root. N. O. Berberidaceæ. Tincture or trituration of root.

Clinical

Abortion, threatened. After-pains. Amenorrhœa. Barrenness. Bearing-down pains. Chloasma. Cholera morbus. Dysmenorrhœa. False conception. Feet, affections of . Gonorrhœa. Hands, affections of . Inframammary pain. Labour, abnormal ; false pains of. Leucorrhœa. Menstruation, disorders of . Ovarian neuralgia. Pityriasis. Pregnancy, disorders of. Rheumatic gout. Rheumatism . Uterine spasm. Uterine atony.

Characteristics

Caulophyllum , "the Blue Cohosh," is closely related to Actea racem ., "the Black Cohosh," in its action, though belonging to a different family of plants. It acts most markedly on the female generative organs and on rheumatic states. It has only had one proving, that by Dr. Burt, the majority of the indications having been derived from tradition and clinical experience. It has been given with success for chloasma or pityriasis versicolor, curing incidentally dysmenia at the same time. Reflex symptoms having a uterine origin; headache; vomiting; hoarseness; rheumatism; cramps and spasms. No other drug produces uterine spasms so markedly except Secale . Bearing-down pains. Paraplegia from disorders of the uterus. Left ovarian and left inframammary pains. Leucorrhœa in little girls. The pains are intermittent and paroxysmal, and fly about from place to place; generally < at night. Great nervous excitement; tremulous weakness over whole body. Can scarcely speak. Sleepless, restless, nervous; recalling the effects of coffee, which is incompatible with it. In rheumatic affections the special sphere of Caulo . is the small joints and muscles. Its action on the muscular tissue of the uterus (whether gravid or not) is to cause intermittent spasms or contractions (differing from the continuous contractions of Secale ). Its special sphere in labour is: ( 1 ) when pains do not come regularly; ( 2 ) when they disappear from exhaustion; and ( 3 ) when they are too painful. Nash prescribed Caul . 3 for a lady of forty, seven months pregnant, who was attacked with severe pain and swelling of all the finger-joints; wrapping them in mustard was the only thing that relieved her sufficiently to allow her to get sleep. Caul. relieved the finger pains, but caused such severe labour-like pains that it had to be discontinued for fear of causing miscarriage. The bearing-down then ceased, and the finger pains returned and continued till delivery, when they ceased for a few days. Then the lochia increased to a flooding ─ passive, dark, liquid; with great weakness and internal trembling (not visible externally); and now the terrible finger pains returned. Afraid to give Caulo ., other remedies were tried, but in vain. At last Nash gave Caulo . 200, which rapidly cleared up the whole case. Nash regards "internal trembling" as a strong characteristic when associated with the weakness; he has cured long-continued passive hæmorrhage associated with these symptoms.

Relations

Compare: Gels. in dysmenia (it is like Gels., and follows it well); Puls. in labour-pains, but the mental condition is opposite; Act. r.; Bell. in intermittent and paroxysmal pains; Calc. (Leucorrhœa in little girls); Lil. t., Lach., Sul., Ustil., and Vib. o. in left ovarian and inframammary pains; Mag. mur. in uterine spasms; Bry. in rheumatism; Secale, Sep., Gossyp.

Mind

Fretful; irritable; apprehensive.

Head

Headache; from uterine or spinal troubles; over l. eye; pressure behind eye; severe by spells; < stooping; from light; from noon till night.

Face

"Moth spots" on forehead; with leucorrhœa.

Stomach

Frequent gulping of sour, bitter fluid with vertigo; spasmodic vomiting. ─ Spasms of stomach from uterine irritations.

Stool

Stool, soft white. ─ Watery stools, great quantity, runs a perfect stream from bowels, but no pain; 1 a.m.

Male Sexual Organs

Every few minutes sharp, stinging pains in glans penis.

Female Sexual Organs

Tension and fulness in hypogastrium; sensation as if uterus congested. ─ Spasmodic pains in uterus. ─ Painful menstruation; spasmodic, intermittent pains in bladder, stomach, groins, even chest and limbs; congestion and irritability of uterus; scanty flow. ─ Before menses: pain in small of back; great aching and soreness of lower limbs; bad breath; bitter taste; vertigo; chilliness; flow very scanty; blood very light; with intense nausea and vomiting of yellow bitter matter; pain unremitting for several hours; habitual cold feet became warm under the remedy. ─ Amenorrhœa, spasms, cramps or great atony. ─ Hysteric convulsions during dysmenorrhœa. ─ Leucorrhœa sharp, acrid, very weakening; with heavy eyelids; of profuse bland mucus; in little girls; with forcing-down pains; with sterility. ─ Threatened abortion; spasmodic bearing-down; severe pain in back and loins, but uterine contractions feeble. ─ Habitual abortion from uterine atony. ─ Spasmodic rigidity of os; pain like pricking needles in cervix. ─ Labour-pains short, irregular, spasmodic, patient very weak and irritable. ─ Weak labour-pains passing off with a shiver. ─ After-pains. ─ False conception. ─ Hæmorrhage.

Respiratory Organs

Hoarseness and loss of voice. ─ Panting breathing.

20, 21. Neck, Back, and Limbs. ─ Rheumatic stiffness of nape. ─ Severe drawing insterno-cleido-mastoid drawing head to left. ─ Dull pains in lumbar region. ─ Rheumatic, drawing, flying pains in limbs; in hands; thighs, knees, ankles, feet and toes. ─ Severe drawing pain in wrists and fingers. ─ Cutting in joints when closing hands. ─ Fingers very stiff. ─ Joints crack walking or turning. ─ Paraplegia.

The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica

Constantine Hering · The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica · 1879–91

General

Blue Cohosh. Berberidaceæ.
Grows in the woods from Canada to Carolina and Kentucky. Trituration and tincture are prepared from the brown, knotty, hard root, which is yellow insides. Called "squaw or papoose-root" by the Indians, by whom it is used in female complaints. First introduced into medicine by botanic physicians, afterwards into our school by Dr. E. M. Hale, in an article contained in N. A. Journ. of Hom., vol. vi, p. 373.
The only proving we have is by Dr. Burt, in Hale's New Remedies, 2d edition, p. 171. The majority of important symptoms are from clinical experience, referable to Drs. E. J. Blake, Hale, Helmuth, W. H. Holcombe, Kebs, R. Ludlam, M. Macfarlan, G. F. Matthes, Morrison, W. McGeorge, G. B. Palmer, and many others who use it frequently in practice.

Mind

Fretful, weak of mind and memory. θ Miscarriage.
Fretful, irritable mood ; apprehension. θ False conception.

Sensorium

Swimming, a sort of vertigo, with dimness of sight ; gulping a bitter, sour fluid.

Inner head

Dulness of head, with contracted feeling of skin of forehead.
Sensation as of needles being stuck in forehead.
Headache, pressure behind eye, dimness of sight. θ Uterine derangement.
Severe headache over left eye. θ Miscarriage.
Severe pains, by spells, in temples, as if they would be crushed together.
Headache aggravated : by stooping ; from light ; from noon until night. θ Miscarriage.
Rheumatic or neuralgic headaches, dependent upon uterine or spinal troubles.

Sight and eyes

Eyes ache, with a feeling as of something under lids.
Lachrymation.
Pressure behind eyes ; profuse flow of tears.
Heaviness of upper lids, has to raise them with fingers. θ Leucorrhœa.
Severe drawing pains over left eye.

Smell and nose

Drawing pains in nose.

Upper face

"Moth spots" on forehead. θ Leucorrhœa.

Teeth and gums

Teeth feel sore, elongated.

Taste, speech, tongue

Tongue coated white.

Inner mouth

Sensation of dryness in mouth ; heat.
Aphthæ ; stomatitis materna.

Palate and throat

Distress in fauces, which causes frequent inclination to swallow.

Appetite, thirst. desires, aversions

Coffee seems to aggravate.
Canine hunger, with white coated tongue.
Great thirst.

Hiccough, belching, nausea and vomiting

Empty eructations.
Frequent gulping up of sour, bitter fluid, with vertigo.
Spasmodic vomiting, cardialgia, excessive nausea.

Scrobiculum and stomach

Heat in stomach ; fulness.
Distress in stomach and bowels, with drawing in right hypochondrium.
Burning distress in stomach.
Dyspepsia, with spasmodic symptoms.
Spasms of stomach attending uterine irritation.

Hypochondria

Drawing in right hypochondrium, and over liver.

Abdomen and loins

Distension of abdomen, with tenderness.
Spasmodic action of muscular tissues of intestines, from irritation of motor nerves, or from rheumatism.
Distress and colicky pain in abdomen, intestines and umbilical region, > by passing flatus.
Rumbling in bowels, awaking at 1 A. M. with urgent desire for stool.
Spasmodic and flatulent colic.

Stools and rectum

Watery stools, great quantity, runs a perfect stream from bowels, but no pain ; 1 A. M. θ Cholera morbus.
Soft stool, very white.
Constipation ; stool every other day.

Urinary organs

Emission of copious, pale or straw-colored urine.

Male sexual organs

Every few minutes sharp, stinging pain in glans penis. θ Gonorrhœa.

Female sexual organs

Sensation as if uterus was congested, with fulness and tension in hypogastric region.
Spasmodic pains in uterus.
Irritable vagina, spasmodic, intense pains.
Aphthous vaginitis.
Menses : too soon ; preceded by pain in small of back ; great aching and soreness of lower limbs ; bad breath ; bitter taste ; vertigo ; chilliness ; flow very scanty, blood very light, with intense nausea and vomiting of yellow, bitter matter ; pain unremitting for several hours ; habitual cold feet became warm under action of remedy.
Painful menstruation, flow being normal in quantity.
Spasmodic dysmenorrhœa ; spasmodic, intermittent pains in bladder, stomach, broad ligaments (groins), even chest and limbs ; congestion and irritability of uterus ; scanty flow.
Menstrual colic ; uterus retroverted.
Amenorrhœa ; spasms, cramps, or great atony.
Leucorrhœa : sharp, acrid, very weakening ; with heaviness of upper eyelids, has to lift them up with the fingers ; of profuse bland mucus ; with "moth spots" on forehead ; in little girls.
Leucorrhœa, with congestion of uterus and forcing down pains ; tardy appearance, or absence of menses, profuse secretion of mucus from vagina, and drawing pains in lower extremities.
Leucorrhœa in a woman, married ten years and never had a child ; in a few weeks became pregnant and was delivered in safety.
Hysteric convulsions during dysmenorrhœa.

Pregnancy. parturition. lactation

Threatening abortion, spasmodic bearing down pains ; vascular excitement ; tremulous weakness ; pains severe in back and loins, but uterine contractions feeble ; slight flow.
Threatened abortion ; all movement of child had ceased ; sense of weight, and profuse hemorrhage.
Paroxysms of labor pains so severe, patient had to hold on to objects for support ; threatened abortion at fourth month.
Habitual abortion from uterine debility.
Spasmodic rigidity of os, delaying labor ; pains like pricking needles in cervix.
Tormenting, useless pains in beginning of labor.
Labor pains short, irregular, spasmodic ; patient very weak and irritable ; no progress being made.
Pains become weak, flagging from long protracted labor, causing exhaustion ; thirsty, feverish.
Weak labor pains passing off with a shiver and causing much distress.
After pains : especially after exhausting lengthy labor ; spasmodic, across lower abdomen ; extend into groins.
Retained placenta and membranes.
Hemorrhage, particularly after hasty labor.
Passive hemorrhage after abortion or confinement.
Protracted lochia ; great atony ; blood oozes passively from relaxed uterine vessels.
Suppressed lochia.
Griping soreness of uterus, < from pressure.
After cessation of menses, occasional loss of blood ; fugitive pains in uterus and ovaries ; cervix swollen and congested ; os pouting and tightly closed ; feeling of tension and fulness in uterine region ; bloated abdomen. θ False conception.

Voice and larynx. trachea and bronchia

Hoarseness and loss of voice. θ Uterine disturbances. θ leucorrhœa.

Respiration

Panting breathing, oppression of chest. θ Uterine disturbances. θ Rheumatism.

Inner chest and lungs

Spasmodic, intermittent pains in chest, with anemia.

Neck and back

Severe drawing pain in sterno-cleido-mastoid, drawing head to left.
Rheumatic stiffness of nape of neck.
Dull pain in lumbar region.
Severe pains in back and loins. θ Threatening abortion.

Upper limbs

Severe drawing pain in wrists and fingers.
Rheumatism of wrists and finger joints, with swelling ; cutting in joints when closing hands ; pains shift to nape of neck, with spasmodic rigidity ; panting ; oppression of chest ; high fever ; delirium ; nervous excitement.
Fingers are very stiff.

Lower limbs

Drawing pains in thighs, knees, ankles, feet and toes.
Knees weak, when walking.
Pain in feet and toes, < at night.

Limbs in general

Rheumatism, especially of smaller joints.
All joints crack, when walking or turning.
Severe drawing pains in joints of arms and legs.
Constant flying pains in arms and legs, remain only a few minutes in any one place.
Pain in fingers, ankles, feet and toes, causing restlessness at night.

Rest. position. motion

Stooping : < headache.
Walking : joints crack.
Turning : joints crack.
Closing hands : cutting in joints.

Nerves

Great nervous excitement ; spasmodic affections.
Chorea at puberty, or during establishment of menstrual function.
Sympathetic cramps and spasms of bladder, rectum or bowels, in consequence of uterine disturbances.
Hysterical or epileptiform spasms at puberty, from menstrual irregularities, especially in rheumatic females.
Tremulous weakness felt over entire body. θ Uterine hemorrhage.
Paraplegia, with retroversion and congestion of uterus after childbirth ; partial loss of sensation ; emaciation, anemia, general debility.

Sleep

Sleepless, restless, nervous. θ Rheumatism. θ Uterine complaints.

Time

Night : restless, fingers, ankles, feet and toes pained so much ; headache.
At 1 A. M. : rumbling in bowels ; watery stool, runs a perfect stream.
Noon until night : headache.

Fever

Fever high, delirious, nervous excitement, rheumatism.

Attacks, periodicity

Pains are intermittent and paroxysmal. θ Labor. θ Dysmenorrhœa.
Every few minutes : pain in glans penis.
Pains recur daily.
Every other day : stool.
Pains in extremities change place every few minutes.

Locality and direction

Left : severe headache over eye ; drawing pains over eye.
Right : hypogastrium, drawing.

Sensations

As of needles being stuck in forehead, also in cervix ; as if temples would be crushed together ; as of something under eyelids ; as if uterus as congested.
Cutting : in joints, when closing hands.
Spasmodic pain : in uterus ; in vagina ; in bladder ; in stomach ; in groins ; in chest ; in limbs.
Flying pains : in arms and legs ; in uterus and ovaries.
Stinging : in glans penis.
Colicky pain : in abdomen, intestines, umbilical region and uterus.
Burning : distress in stomach.
Drawing : pain over left eye ; in nose ; in right hypochondrium ; pain in sterno-cleido-mastoid ; in wrists and fingers ; in joints of arms and legs ; in lower limbs.
Aching : of eyes ; of limbs.
Pressure : behind eyes.
Pricking pains : in cervix.
Rheumatic stiffness : of nape of neck.
Rheumatic pain : in head.
Soreness : of uterus ; of limbs ; of teeth.
Dull pain : in lumbar region.
Pain : by spells in temples ; severe in back and loins ; in feet and toes, severe over left eye and small of back.
Elongated : teeth feel.
Contracted : skin of forehead.
Tension and fulness : in uterine region.
Heaviness : of upper lid ; in uterine region.
Fulness : in stomach.
Tremulous weakness : over entire body.
Heat : in mouth ; in stomach.
Dryness : of mouth.

Tissues

Affects principally female sexual organs ; want of tonicity of womb ; feeble contractions ; leucorrhœa ; hysteria and spasmodic affections.
Acts upon muscular tissue.
Rheumatism, particularly of small joints, which has a tendency to shift.

Stage of life, constitution

Especially suited to females.
Little girls subject to leucorrhœa.

Relations

Incompatible : coffee.
Compare : Act. rac ., Bellad . (intermittent and paroxysmal pains), Cann. ind., Lilium tig., Nux vom., Pulsat . (labor pains similar, but mental condition opposite), Sepia (reflex symptoms from uterine irregularities).