Caulophyllum Thalictroides (Caulophyllum)
কলোফাইলাম থ্যালিকট্রয়েডিস (caul)
The weak, chilly, fretful woman whose uterus cannot do its work: she aborts, her labor pains only torment, and she bleeds.
- Source
- Root and rhizome of blue cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroides
- Kingdom
- Plant
- Thermal
- Chilly; sensitive to cold and wants warm clothing, quite unlike Pulsatilla
- Main spheres
- Uterus, pregnancy and labor, Menses and leucorrhoea, Small joints (rheumatism), Back and spine, Nerves and mind
- Kent's lecture
- 162 words, about 1 min
Meet the Caulophyllum Thalictroides Patient
Kent sums up Caulophyllum in one word: weakness, seated in the reproductive system of the woman. Because of it she is sterile, or she aborts in the early months of gestation. When labor comes, the uterine contractions are too feeble to expel the contents; they only torment her and accomplish nothing. The same inertia lets the uterus bleed, and the muscles and ligaments relax, so that she feels heaviness and even prolapsus, and the womb fails to involute after delivery. Her menses come too soon or too late, with labor-like pains that draw down the thighs and legs, even into the feet and toes, and her leucorrhoea excoriates. Later the after pains are felt in the inguinal region.
The woman herself is sensitive to cold and wants warm clothing, quite unlike Pulsatilla. She is hysterical like Ignatia, fretful and apprehensive, sleepless, restless and withal very excitable. She is rheumatic like Cimicifuga, but it is the small joints that suffer, with rheumatic stiffness of the back and a very sensitive spine. Kent adds that the remedy has cured chorea at puberty when menstruation was late.
What Kent Wants You to Remember
Weakness: sterility or early abortion
The whole remedy rests on weakness of the woman's reproductive system. From it she is sterile, or aborts in the early months.
From weakness she is sterile, or she aborts in the early months of gestation.
KentFeeble, tormenting labor pains
The uterine contractions are too weak to expel the contents. They do nothing but torment her.
During parturition the contractions of the uterus are too feeble to expel the contents, and they are only tormenting.
KentInertia: hemorrhage, prolapse, subinvolution
The inert uterus bleeds, muscles and ligaments relax, and heaviness or prolapsus follows. After delivery the uterus fails to involute.
Uterine hemorrhage from inertia of the uterus.
KentMenstrual pains drawing into legs
Labor-like pains come during menstruation and draw down the thighs and legs to the feet and toes. The menses are too soon or too late.
with drawing pains in the thighs and legs, and even the feet and toes
KentChilly, wants warm clothing
She is sensitive to cold and wants to be warmly dressed. Kent marks this as quite unlike Pulsatilla.
She is sensitive to cold and wants warm clothing, quite unlike Pulsatilla.
KentRheumatism of the small joints
She is rheumatic like Cimicifuga, but the small joints are affected. The back is stiff and the spine very sensitive.
She is rheumatic, like Cimicifuga, only the small joints are likely to be affected.
KentAfter pains felt in the groin
After delivery the after pains are located in the inguinal region. This is a useful local sign.
Later she suffers from after pains, and they are felt in the inguinal region.
KentHysterical, sleepless, very excitable
She is hysterical like Ignatia, fretful and apprehensive. She is also sleepless and restless, and withal very excitable.
She is sleepless, restless, and withal very excitable.
Kent
The Picture on One Screen
Mind
- Hysterical, like Ignatia
- Fretful
- Apprehensive
- Restless
- Very excitable
- Sleepless
Generals
- Weakness of the reproductive system
- Relaxation of muscles and ligaments
- Sensitive to cold
- Rheumatism of small joints
- Drawing pains in thighs, legs, toes
- Chorea at puberty with late menses
Worse
- Cold
- During menstruation: labor-like pains
- During labor: feeble, tormenting contractions
- After delivery: after pains in groin
- Early months of pregnancy: tendency to abort
Better
- Warm clothing
- Being kept warm
- No further ameliorations in Kent's lecture
Desires and aversions
- No cravings given by Kent
- No aversions given by Kent
- Thirst not mentioned by Kent
Where it acts
- Uterus: conception, pregnancy, labor
- Menses
- Leucorrhoea, excoriating
- Small joints
- Back and spine
- Nervous system
Do Not Confuse It With
Pulsatilla
Kent sets the two apart by the thermal state: the Caulophyllum woman is sensitive to cold and wants warm clothing, which he calls quite unlike Pulsatilla.
Ignatia
She is hysterical like Ignatia. In Caulophyllum the hysteria goes with fretful apprehension, sleeplessness and a weak, relaxed uterus.
Cimicifuga
Both are rheumatic women, but in Caulophyllum it is the small joints that are likely to be affected.
Test Yourself
Answer in your head first, then tap to check. Come back tomorrow and try again: spaced recall is how keynotes stay.
1What is the central trait Kent gives for Caulophyllum?
Weakness in the reproductive system of the woman. From it she is sterile or aborts in the early months of gestation.
2Describe the labor pains of Caulophyllum.
The uterine contractions are too feeble to expel the contents. They are only tormenting.
3What is the thermal state of the patient, and which remedy does Kent contrast it with?
She is sensitive to cold and wants warm clothing. Kent says this is quite unlike Pulsatilla.
4How does the rheumatism of Caulophyllum differ from that of Cimicifuga?
In Caulophyllum it is the small joints that are likely to be affected. There is also rheumatic stiffness of the back with a very sensitive spine.
5Where are the after pains of Caulophyllum felt?
In the inguinal region.
6What nervous complaint at puberty does Kent say this remedy has cured?
Chorea at puberty when menstruation was late.
Caulophyllum Thalictroides by J. T. Kent
Complete and unabridged, with a faithful Bangla translation. Switch on parallel reading to see both languages paragraph by paragraph.
Weakness of the Female Organs
Weakness in the reproductive system of the woman. From weakness she is sterile, or she aborts in the early months of gestation. During parturition the contractions of the uterus are too feeble to expel the contents, and they are only tormenting. Labor-like pains during menstruation with drawing pains in the thighs and legs, and even the feet and toes. Uterine hemorrhage from inertia of the uterus. Relaxation of muscles and ligaments. Heaviness, and even prolapsus. Subinvolution. Excoriating leucorrhoea. Menses too soon, or too late.
নারীর প্রজননতন্ত্রে দুর্বলতা। দুর্বলতার কারণে সে বন্ধ্যা হয়, অথবা গর্ভাবস্থার প্রথম কয়েক মাসেই তার গর্ভপাত হয়ে যায়। প্রসবের সময় জরায়ুর সংকোচন এত দুর্বল থাকে যে ভেতরের বস্তু বের করে দিতে পারে না; এই সংকোচন কেবল যন্ত্রণাই দেয়। ঋতুস্রাবের সময় প্রসববেদনার মতো ব্যথা, সঙ্গে ঊরু ও পায়ে, এমনকি পায়ের পাতা ও আঙুলেও টানা ব্যথা। জরায়ুর নিষ্ক্রিয়তা থেকে জরায়ুতে রক্তস্রাব। পেশি ও লিগামেন্টের শিথিলতা। ভারী ভাব, এমনকি জরায়ু নিচে নেমে আসা (প্রোল্যাপ্সাস)। প্রসবের পর জরায়ু ঠিকমতো স্বাভাবিক আকারে ফিরে না আসা (সাবইনভোলিউশন)। হাজাকর শ্বেতপ্রদর। ঋতুস্রাব খুব আগে হয়, অথবা খুব দেরিতে হয়।
She is sensitive to cold and wants warm clothing, quite unlike Pulsatilla. She is hysterical, like Ignatia. She is fretful and apprehensive. She is rheumatic, like Cimicifuga, only the small joints are likely to be affected. Later she suffers from after pains, and they are felt in the inguinal region. Rheumatic stiffness of the back, and very sensitive spine. She is sleepless, restless, and withal very excitable. This remedy has cured chorea at puberty when menstruation was late.
সে ঠান্ডার প্রতি সংবেদনশীল এবং গরম কাপড় চায়; এদিক থেকে সে পালসেটিলা থেকে একেবারেই আলাদা। ইগ্নেশিয়ার মতো সে হিস্টিরিয়াগ্রস্ত। সে খিটখিটে ও আশঙ্কাগ্রস্ত। সিমিসিফিউগার মতো তার বাতের প্রবণতা আছে, তবে এখানে সাধারণত কেবল ছোট অস্থিসন্ধিগুলো আক্রান্ত হয়। পরে সে প্রসবোত্তর ব্যথায় (আফটার পেইন) ভোগে, আর এই ব্যথা কুঁচকির অঞ্চলে অনুভূত হয়। পিঠে বাতজনিত আড়ষ্টতা, এবং মেরুদণ্ড অত্যন্ত স্পর্শকাতর। সে নিদ্রাহীন, অস্থির, আর সেই সঙ্গে অত্যন্ত উত্তেজনাপ্রবণ। ঋতুস্রাব দেরিতে শুরু হওয়ার ক্ষেত্রে বয়ঃসন্ধিকালের কোরিয়া (নর্তনরোগ) এই ঔষধ আরোগ্য করেছে।
Original text: James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905), public domain. Section headings, light punctuation fixes, study notes and the Bangla translation: IZ Homeo.
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