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tx
reproductive system
dysmenorrhea
homeopathy

remedy differential

Belladonna: congestion with heaviness in vulva; pains come on and leave suddenly; vagina hot, dry and pains cut horizontally through pelvis; spasmodic at climacteric with cerebral congestion, < touch, motion, noise, lying down, summer sun, > standing, erect, warm room
Caulophyllum thalictroides: spasmodic, intermittent, paroxysmal, erratic; pains flying to other parts of the body; bearing down sensation; hysterical convulsions with dysmenorrhea since puberty
Cimicifuga racemosa: pains flying from hip to hip; sharp, labor-like, shooting down thigh; headache before menses; menses profuse, dark, coagulated, offensive; > warmth, eating
Cocculus indicus: dark clots, headache and nausea as if sea sick; pains as if sharp stones rubbing together in abdomen; distended abdomen due to flatus; profound weakness, unable to stand; esp. in light-haired, sensitive and romantic females; time passes too quickly
Colocynthis: left-sided ovarian pain; boring pain extends from umbilicus to genitals; restlessness; patient doubled in pain, > hard pressure and warmth.
Folliculinum: history of birth control pills and/or estrogen replacement therapy, esp. bad reaction, i.e., estrogen poisoning; tendency to put others' needs before her own, and then become resentful later; woman has lost touch with her own inner rhythms and her reference has become external rather than internal; often best used in a single dose, or repeated every two weeks, possibly at new and full moons
Lac Humanum: history of difficult mother-daughter relationship; issues of nourishment
Magnesia phosphorica: neuralgic and crampy pain preceding menses, > warmth, bending double, pressure, friction, < motion, right side, cold, touch, night; use 12X in hot water (Boericke)
Pulsatilla: dark and delayed menses; more severe the pain, more chilly the patient gets; nausea and downward pressure; changeable pains; with diarrhea; from getting feet wet
Viburnum opulus: sudden uterine pain with backache; cramps extending down thighs; menses late, scanty, and lasts a few hours, < lying on affected side, at night, > open air, resting
Xanthoxylum americanum: burning, paralyzing pain down thighs, esp. left side; profuse, early menses, thick, almost black; headache over left eye and occiput day before menses; women of nervous, delicate temperament, emaciated


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