Haemorrhage in uterine fibroid which is not large enough for operation is often controlled by the alkaloid of Trillium, that beautiful purple flower which I often find growing in moist places along the roads of Connecticut in May. It is known as Trillin. After labor, in multiparae, when the uterus does not contract well, with resultant bleeding, Cinnamon tincture in water, in divided doses will contract it.
If you have a gynaecological patient whose menses flow only when she is moving about, with bearing down feeling as though she were about to lose all of her pelvic organs, who holds her hands over the pubes in an effort to retain the uterus in situ, and especially who worries over her condition all the time, Lilium tigrinum is the remedy. It lacks the peculiar combination of sweat, weakness and backache which Sepia presents, but the bearing down sensation is equally severe. The Sepia patient will sit down and cross her legs tightly as possible, not from motives of modesty, but because she is trying to relieve the feeling that she is losing her uterus. Much may be learned from the attitudes and demeanor of a patient while taking her history.
In the new-born, after a hard labor when there is the probability that some degree of cerebral haemorrhage is present, even though it does not produce focal symptoms, Lachesis 30 three times daily for a few days will serve to clear up the blood clot. I know that Dr. Blackman uses Phosphorus in haemorrhage from the bowel of the new-born, and with success. Think of Tuberculinum in children who take cold easily, even though X-ray of the chest and physical signs are negative for tuberculosis. Many a pre-tubercular patient has been restored to health with this remedy.
