Caulophyllum Thalictroides

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. Leucorrheea 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: (/) when pains do not come regularly; (2)

when they disappear from exhaustion; and (3) when they are too painful. Nash prescribed Cau/.

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 hemorrhage associated with these symptoms.

Headache; from uterine or spinal troubles; over |. eye; pressure behind eye; severe by

spells; < stooping; from light; from noon till night.

Cardialgia, spasms of stomach. Dyspepsia with spasmodic symptoms.

Frequent gulping of sour, bitter fluid with vertigo; spasmodic vomiting —Spasms

of stomach from uterine irritations.

Stool, soft white—Watery stools, great quantity, runs a perfect stream from bowels,

but no pain; | a.m.

• ▸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.
• ▸Leucorrhoea, with moth-spots on forehead.
• ▸Habitual abortion from uterine debility (Helon; Puls; Sab).
• ▸Needle-like pains in cervix.
• ▸Dysmenorrhoea, with pains flying to other parts of body.
• ▸Lochia protracted; great atony.
• ▸Menses and leucorrhoea profuse.

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.—Amenorrhcea, spasms, cramps or great atony.—Hysteric

convulsions during dysmenorrhcea.—Leucorrheea 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.—Heemorrhage.

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.

• ▸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.

Discoloration of skin in women with menstrual and uterine disorder.

• ▸Abortion, threatened.
• ▸After-pains.
• ▸Amenorrhoea.
• ▸Barrenness.
• ▸Bearing-down pains.

• ▸Chloasma.
• ▸Cholera morbus.
• ▸Dysmenorrhcea.
• ▸False conception.
• ▸Feet, affections of.
• ▸Gonorrhea.

• ▸Hands, affections of.
• ▸Inframammary pain.
• ▸Labour, abnormal; false pains of.
• ▸Leucorrhcea.

• ▸Menstruation, disorders of.
• ▸Ovarian neuralgia.
• ▸Pityriasis.
• ▸Pregnancy, disorders of.
• ▸Rheumatic

• ▸gout.
• ▸Rheumatism.
• ▸Uterine spasm.
• ▸Uterine atony.

• ▸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.
• ▸(Leucorrheea 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.

Incompatible: Coffea.

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

Tincture to third attenuation.