Homoeopathy — Page 581
Pulsatilla 581 PULSATILLA (Wind Flower) Pulsatilla is prepared from a plant (wind flower), after grinding it into a powder form. In allopathic remedy, the powder has been used for eye diseases only. However, in , Pulsatilla is one of the most widely used remedies. In Pulsatilla, the mental and physical symptoms keep interchanging. The Pulsatilla patient is very mild natured, weeps easily and is a coward. This temperament is more common in women. Therefore, this remedy is known as a ladies’ medicine. The pulsatilla patient is kind towards everyone, starts crying over minor things, remains still and silent, and is very sensitive to trivial matters. When the patient thinks that his ego has been hurt, he feels very insulted and gets irritated. The patient has a very suspicious nature and is extremely sensitive with regard to self-respect. He gets perturbed over petty matters. He always suspects that someone is insulting him. Yet, the patient is neither aggressive, nor violent rather, he becomes very sad, depressed and dejected. He cries a lot and becomes superstitious. Such patients may become religious fanatics. In particular women suffer from such type of fanaticism. Since women keep suppressing their anger, their emotions ultimately turn into religious fanaticism that is evident from their thoughts and their conversation. For example, they may strongly believe that a particular food is harmful for human beings and it is the cause of their downfall. Such imagination is typical of Pulsatilla. Pulsatilla is an antidote for the symptoms resulting from the bad effects of Lycopodium, which make a person so shy that he is afraid of his own shadow. Often, Pulsatilla women hate to get married. When a woman hates marriage without any evident psychological reason, she should be treated with Pulsatilla. Pulsatilla is also related to the disorders of the stomach. The patient cannot digest oily food laden with fat. Eating a little bit of cream or butter can upset the stomach. Either these patients develop a strong dislike for fatty food or they will simply not be able to digest it. This symptom is also found in Carbo Veg and some other remedies.