Pulsatilla



Skin

      Glands swollen. Ulcers; with hard, red, glistening areolae. Varicose. Itches on being heated. Urticaria; after rich food; with diarrhoea; from delayed menses; after undressing. Measles.

Sleep

      Great sleepiness during day, wakes confused; languid, unrefreshed. Lies; with hands over head or crossed on abdomen, and feet drawn up. Dreams; frightful, disgusting, voluptuous, confused; of cats, etc. Chattering in sleep. Talks, whines or screams during sleep.

Fever

      Chilly; yet averse to heat; IN WARM ROOM; with pain; on lying down at night. One sided coldness with numbness. Pains during sweat. One hand cold. Partial sweat. Feverish, hot, body temperature normal. Erratic temperature in fevers.

Related

      Apis; Cimic; Graph; Ham; Kali-b; Kali-s; Nat-s.

Complementary

      Ars; Kali-b; Sep; Sil; Zincum met.

S.R. Phatak
A pioneer of Homoeopathy in Maharashtra, Dr Shankar Raghunath Phatak was born on 6th September, 1896. He did his MBBS from Grant Medical College, in 1924. Started his practice but somehow not satisfied with Allopathic Treatment.

He was convinced about Homoeopathy while going through Sir William Osler's writings on 'History of Medicine' so switched over to an entirely Homoeopathic Practice in 1932. He also started working on Homoeopathic literature along with his Practice.

He has contributed immensely to homoeopathic literature. He was an ardent follower of Dr Boger. His Repertory is based on Boger's ''A Synoptic key to Materia Medica'.