Especially suited to women; ailments during pregnancy, parturition,
lactation.
Rheumatism of women, especially of small joints ([Act. s.]); erratic
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. - Similar: 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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