(also referred to as...)
Pasque Flower, Windflower
Latin Name: Pulsatilla nigricans
Description
Typical Pulsatilla individuals are gentle, easy going, and shy. They have a great desire for consolation and attention, are sad, needy, and clingy, and have a tendency to cry. Generally the Pulsatilla individual is warm blooded and is aggravated by heat or sun, but craves open air that helps ameliorate symptoms. They are aggravated by rich or fatty foods and are not thirsty.
Ailments / Situations Where Used
In women, the menstrual period is late and light flowing, periods stop for one day and then start again, diarrhea occurs during or after the menstrual period, migraines occur at the last day of flow, or there may be an absence of menstruation (amenorrhea),
Pulsatilla is appropriate for allergic or infective conjunctivitis with itching, lacrimation, and pain in the eye that improves with cold applications. It is also useful in acute and chronic otitis media where ear pain is made worse at night or with heat and pain is pulsating.
This remedy is also useful for allergic asthma made worse lying down, in the evening, or at night. A cough prevents sleep as it starts as soon as the person lies down.
Pulsatilla is useful for a number of genital problems. In members of both sexes there is an excessive increase in sexual desire, despite being afraid of the opposite sex.
Pulsatilla helps turn a breech baby. It is also a common remedy for a clingy child.
Source
Whole fresh plant when in flower.
Optimal Absorption
See Dosages and Use under the Homeopathy Introduction.
Ailment / Situation Listing
| Asthma (Specific Situations) | Breech Baby | Conjunctivitis |
| Clingy Child | Ear Infection | Genital Problems |
| Menstrual Problems | | |
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