CAULOPHYLLUM
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
hćmorrhage 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. Leucorrhśa 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.
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