PREGNANCY DISORDERS OF


Dewey gives the common homeopathy remedies for the treatment of Pregnancy Disorders of in an easy question-answer format. …


Mention the principal symptoms of Pulsatilla in the pregnant state.

Threatened abortion, changeable character of the labor pains; faintness and oppression of the chest; retained placental from too weak contraction of the uterus.

What is the principal sphere of action of Actea and what are the characteristic symptoms here.

The female sexual organs, and especially in. the pregnant state. The symptoms are pain going across the abdomen from hip to hip, seeming to double the patient up. Spasmodic after-pains, and a predisposition abortion, with nervousness, weeping mood. Ovarian neuralgia, with other reflex, left sided pains.

What are the symptoms of Bryonia in the pregnant state?

Suppressed lochia, with the splitting headache characteristic of the drug.

What of its use in Milk fever?

The breasts are hard and tender; there is chilliness, headache, fever, coated tongue, bitter taste and aching in the back and limbs.

What are the indications for Pulsatilla in Milk Fever?

Breasts swollen and painful, with scanty, almost suppressed flow of milk to them, and accompanied by the gloomy, tearful disposition.

Give some indications for the use of Cerium oxalate.

Vomiting of pregnancy or vomiting that is reflex from intestinal or cerebral irritation, spasmodic in character.

What are some uses for Aconite here?

Milk fever; mammary glands hot and swollen; skin hot and dry suppression of lochia when caused by some violent emotion.

What are the symptoms calling for Caulophyllum?

False labor pains during the latter months of pregnancy painful bearing down sensations in hypogastrium.

For what may Hamamelis be used?

For varicose veins over the abdomen, with soreness; and for phlegmasia alba dolens or milk leg.

Mention another remedy useful for varices of the pregnant state.

Lycopodium.

What is a useful remedy for toothache of pregnant women?

Magnesia carb.

What are the indications fro Nux vomica in morning sickness?

The retching predominates over vomiting. Jaundice may be present, at least he skin is sallow, the bowels are constipated and the appetite lost.

W.A. Dewey
Dewey, Willis A. (Willis Alonzo), 1858-1938.
Professor of Materia Medica in the University of Michigan Homeopathic Medical College. Member of American Institute of Homeopathy. In addition to his editoral work he authored or collaborated on: Boericke and Dewey's Twelve Tissue Remedies, Essentials of Homeopathic Materia Medica, Essentials of Homeopathic Therapeutics and Practical Homeopathic Therapeutics.