Gossypium Herbaceum

Gossyp. has been mainly used in affections of the female generative organs. It

has been taken in the form of the extract to procure abortion. The symptoms of the external

organs are strongly marked, and the ovaries are the seat of pains which come and go, and in the

uterus are bearing-down pains. "Intermittent pains in the ovaries" is characteristic. The morning

nausea and salivation indicate the remedy for morning sickness of pregnancy. The pains are of a

stinging, drawing, tearing, and sometimes of a burning character, extending from one place to

another, jumping from one place to another. Pains generally move from above downward. Pains

are generally < by motion; > by rest. Sympathetic symptoms of stomach, heart, bowels, and

nervous system arising from disturbance of uterine functions.

Pain in cervical region with tendency for head to draw backward with nervousness.

Pain, first burning, then stinging, extending from both temporal bones to middle of

frontal bone.—Drawing pain over eyes, with stinging pain in pupils.

Nausea, with inclination to vomit before breakfast. Anorexia, with uneasy feeling at scrobiculum at time of menses.

Nausea, with accumulation of saliva in mouth; inclination to vomit before

breakfast.—Rotating pain in pit of stomach.—Anorexia, with uneasy, depressed feeling at

scrobiculum cordis at time of menses.

• ▸Labia swollen and itching.
• ▸Intermittent pain in ovaries.
• ▸Retained placenta.
• ▸Tumor of the breast with swelling of axillary glands.
• ▸Morning sickness, with sensitive uterine region.
• ▸Suppressed menstruation.
• ▸Menses too watery.
• ▸Backache, weight and dragging in pelvis.
• ▸Uterine sub-involution and fibroids, with gastric pain and debility.

Stinging pain in both ovarian regions, and at the same time

drawing towards uterus, lasting about ten minutes at a time.—Soreness between thigh and vulva,

with a watery secretion.—Soft-tumour between |. thigh and vulva, first as large as pea, increasing

to size of pigeon's egg, secreting a watery fluid with needle-like sticking pain, < at

night—Swelling of |. labium, outer part, with intolerable itching; some swelling in r.

labium.—Outer skin of both labia studded with innumerable, full, somewhat reddish

granules.—Amenorrhcea.—Menses scanty and painful or painless; last twenty-four hours and then

become very sparse and painful; too watery; nineteen days late.—Sterility from uterine

torpor.—Morning vomiting, followed by faintness; unable to rise from bed; great distress,

weakness, and prostration.

• ▸Abortion.
• ▸Amenorrhoea.
• ▸Dysmenorrhoea.
• ▸Labia, abscess of.
• ▸Ovaries, pains in.

• ▸Pregnancy, vomiting of.
• ▸Sterility.
• ▸Tumour.
• ▸Uterus, bearing down in.

• ▸Compare: Act.
• ▸r.
• ▸, Apis, Asar.
• ▸, Bell.
• ▸, Bry.
• ▸, Lil.
• ▸t.
• ▸, Puls.
• ▸, Sabi.
• ▸, Sec.
• ▸, Sep.
• ▸, Ustil.

Compare: Action similar to Ergot when made from fresh green root. Lilium; Cimicif; Sabina.

Tincture, to sixth attenuation.