This document summarizes a seminar on Pulsatilla given by Dr. Jayashree Mahato. It discusses Pulsatilla's inclusion in materia medica by various physicians. It describes Pulsatilla's physical makeup, temperament, habitat and preparation method. It examines Pulsatilla's characteristics in females, children, and men. It provides key symptoms from materia medica pura and repertorial approaches. It presents a case that was successfully treated with Pulsatilla. The conclusion emphasizes Pulsatilla's efficacy for patients who are timid, tearful, inwardly grieving and mildly peevish.

1. A
SEMINAR ON
“ELABORATION OF PULSATILLA MIND”
BY
DR. JAYASHREE MAHATO
16th Batch PGT,
DEPT. OF CASE TAKING AND REPERTORY
VENUE – DEPARTMENT OF CASE TAKING AND REPERTORY
DATE- 09/07/2015
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOMOEOPATHY
BLOCK – GE, SECTOR- III,
SALT LAKE, KOL- 700106.

2. PULSATILLA NIGRICANS

3. INTRODUCTION:
Etymology: Pulsatus means to beat or strike
as it pulsates from blowing winds.
We can remember the miraculous result of
this weather cock that Dr. Von
Boenninghausen, “the father of repertory”
was cured by pulsatilla when he gave up all
hope of recovery from his sufferings of
purulent tuberculosis.

4. INCLUSION OF PULSATILLA IN MATERIA
MEDICA:
Dr. BARON
STOERCK
Dr. SAMUEL
HAHNEMANN
First introduced by Proved by

5. COMMON NAME
Meadow
Anemone
Prairie
Crocus
Weather
Cock
Sheep
Remedy
Pulsatilla
Pratensis,
Anemone
Pratensis,
Wind
Flower,
Pasque
Flower,
Small
Pasque

6. NATURAL ORDER
HABITAT
PREPARATION
METHOD:
•Ranunculaceae
•Central & Northen
Europe, parts of
south England,
Russia, Asia.
•Whole fresh plant
when in flowers
•Old method- class
3, DP – 1/3
•New method -
maceration,

7. CONSTITUTION
 PHYSICAL MAKE-UP:
 Adapted to persons of blue eyes, pale face, soft and lax
muscles and the woman are inclined to be fleshy, with
scanty and protracted menstruation; phlegmonous
constitution.
 TEMPERAMENT:
 Slow & Phelgmatic temperament.
 RELATION WITH HEAT ANDCOLD:
 DR. KENT says it is hot blooded patient, but DR. TYLER, DR.
BOERICKE, DR.ALLEN says it is a chilly drug.
 MIASM: Psoro-Sycotic background.

8. PULSATILLA
FEMALE

9. Pulsatilla nearly always has someone to
whom she is devoted. As a child it was
usually her parents. Later on her husband
and her children.
Adolescence can be a very difficult time.
Pulsatilla does tend to hold onto her parents
and rely on them for a longer period than
most other adolescents. When she does
finally leave home, she can enter into a very
unstable.
Many Pulsatillas enter into a relationships
impulsively, in a desperate attempt to find
the emotional security they crave.

10. She is quite happy to stay at home and look
after her husband and her children.
She couldn't care about politics or
philosophy (Kent: 'Cares about domestic
affairs). She lives in blissful ignorance of
much of the world's drama. In this she
resembles Cal.c (who is also very similar in
physical appearance, and can easily be
mistaken for Puls).
However, even homely Calcarea tends to
have more interests than Pulsatilla that do
not revolve around her loved ones, such as a
career, or a creative hobby.

11. After death of his husband she felt
entirely at sea after that she had to
begin to learn how to live in her
world.
Many Pulsatilla women do not
even consider their individuality
until they are left suddenly without
their loved ones. Then they wonder
who they are and what their life is
about,

13. Pulsatilla children of both sexes are
highly emotional. They are generally
devoted, affectionate & mild providing
their emotional needs are met by their
parents, but they tend to demand
instant gratification & if they feel
deprived they will cry be petulant until
their needs are met.
There is no attempt to disguise her pain
& once it is over it is forgotten
immediately.

14. Little children are very often selfish
in their attitudes as we see in the
play ground, she will jealously
guard her hoard of sweets &
perhaps deign to give one to her
most special friend.
Child is timid with strangers, but
when she understands the person is
nice, will loose her reticence
quickly.

15. She loves visual beauty. The young
pulsatilla will adamantly refuse to
wear a dress if she does not like the
colour & her palate is often
extremely fickle.
Pulsatilla child are very prone to
fear of all manners, they usually
say that they are afraid of ghosts.
"FEAR OF GHOSTS AT NIGHT"-KENT

16. FARRINGTON - In case of
child with some gastric
ailment, pulsatilla may be
used when it is peevish,
pale, chilly and satisfied
with nothing (not NUX or
CHAM - which have more
violence with their anger)

17. PULSATILLA MEN
Pulsatilla men is soft, who
were shy of strangers, and very
loving towards their family. He was
always agonising over choices,
whether they were important or
trivial (Kent: 'Irresolution').

18. Pulsatilla man is lacking in
both positive and negative
masculine qualities. He is far
more emotional and sensitive
than Lycopodium. He does
not have the emotional
evasiveness of Staphysagria.

19. It would not be surprising to
find a Pulsatilla man staying at
home whilst his wife went out to
work. One said that he was
insecure, and needed frequent
reassurance from his wife that
she still loved him or not.
Shyness can be a major
problem.

20. MATERIA
MEDICA PURA
PULSATILLA
MIND
IN

21.  1123. Sometimes he wants to do one thing, sometimes another, and when
he is given something to do, he will not do it (aft. 10 h.).
 1128. Peevishness (also aft. several h.).
 1129. Very discontented, weeps for a long time, in the morning after
waking from sleep.
 1131. On hearing some disagreeable news he became affected with
sadness and despondency (aft. 20 h.).
 1134. Hypochondriacal moroseness; takes everything in bad part.
 1135. Sullen, lachrymose, anxious.
 1141. He hesitates in his speech; it vexes him to have to answer.
 1144. He is not indifferent to external things, but he has no respect for
them.
 1147. Inattention, acts with precipitancy, does something different to
what he wished to do.
 1148. It is only with a great effort that he can express himself properly
when talking.

22. FEMALE SYMPTOMS CHILDSYMPTOMS
1104. She feels too hot in her
clothes, and when she
undresses she feels chilly.
1109. The child grunts and
groans when carried about, or
when wanting to have a
motion of the bowels.
1143. Her head is so quiet and
all about her is so empty as if
she were alone in the house
and in the world; she does
not wish to talk to any one,
just as if all around her were
no concern of hers and she
belonged to nobody.
1124. Even when in good
humour the child wishes first
one thing then another.

23. MODALITIES
 –
Amelioration Aggravation
FRESH ,OPEN
AIR,COLD
APPLICATION
(kali-m),
lying on painful
side (Bry)
from uncovering,
erect posture, from
continued motion,
pressure
 IN A WARM
CLOSE ROOM;
EVENING,
 at twilight,
very rich, fat, ice-
cream ,pork, eggs
warm application,
heat (kali-m), before
thunderstorm,
from iron & quinine

24. RELATIONSHIP OF MEDICINES:
Antidotedby
•Cham, Coffea, Ignatia, Nux vom.
It antidotes
•Cinch, vapours of Mercury ; Bell., Cham.,
Coffea, Lyco., Plat., Stram.; Whisky;
poisoning by toad-stools
Compatible
•Ars.alb., Bry., Bell., Ignatia, Kali
bich., Lyco., Nux.vom., Phos.,
Sepia,Rhus.tox., Sulph.
Complementary
Kali-mur, lyco., sil.,; kali mur its
chemical analogue

25. Silicea
•Is the chronic of
pulsatilla in nearly all
ailments.
Follows
well:
•After kali-bi., Lyco.,
Sep., Sil., Sulph.
Follows and
is followed by
•Kali.mur

26. GUIDING SYMPTOMS
Weeps very
easily
Patient is timid
& fearful
Extremely
mild and
gentle
Easily moved
to laughter &
tears
Absence of
thirst
Secretions are
thick, bland
and yellowish-
green.
Complaints
are constantly
changing

27. REPERTORIAL APPROACH FROM KENT’S
REPERTORY (MIND CHAPTER)

28.  MIND - ABSENT-MINDED: PULS
 MIND – ANXIETY: PULS
 MIND - CONFUSION of mind - eating,after: PULS.
 MIND - CONFUSION of mind - walking,while - open air,in - amel.:
PULS.
 MIND - DELIRIUM - sleepiness,with: PULS.
 MIND - EXCITEMENT,excitable: PULS
 MIND - FEAR - evening - twilight,while: PULS.
 MIND - FEAR - insanity,of: PULS.
 MIND - FORSAKEN feeling: PULS
 MIND – GRIEF: PULS.
 MIND – HYSTERIA:PULS
 MIND - INDIFFERENCE,apathy,etc.: PULS
 MIND - MANIA,madness - suppressed – menses: PULS.
 MIND – MILDNESS: PULS
 MIND - MOOD, - changeable,variable,etc.: PULS

29.  MIND – MOROSE: PULS
 MIND - SADNESS,mental depression: PULS
 MIND - SADNESS,mental depression - air,in open - amel.: PULS.
 MIND - SADNESS,mental depression - menses, - before: PULS
 MIND - SENSITIVE, - oversensitive: PULS
 MIND - SHRIEKING - sleep,during: PULS
 MIND - TALK, - indisposed to desire to be silent,taciturn: PULS
 MIND - TIMIDITY – bashful: PULS.
 MIND - UNCONSCIOUSNESS - crowded room,in a: PULS
 MIND - UNCONSCIOUSNESS – transient: PULS.
 MIND - UNCONSCIOUSNESS - transient - afternoon,in warm room: PULS.
 MIND - WEEPING.tearful mood,etc.: PULS
 MIND - WEEPING.tearful mood,etc. - chill,during the: PULS
 MIND - WEEPING.tearful mood,etc. - heat,during the: PULS
 MIND - WEEPING.tearful mood,etc. – involuntary: PULS
 MIND - WEEPING.tearful mood,etc. - telling of her sickness,when: PULS

30. RUBRICS MEANING
ABSENT-MINDED There is no fixation of mind at all. Forgetfulness of one’s immediate
surrounding.
ANXIETY The state of feeling discomfort about something to come or happen.
DELIRIUM A transient mental disturbances with confusion, disorientation,
disordered speech etc.
DISGUST An intense dislike for something after repeated failures.
FORSAKEN Feeling of being left alone without help.
HYSTERIA Nervous state in which one loses control of one’s emotions causing
one to shout, laugh or cry in a wild, excited way.
INDIFFERENCE Lack of interest and enthusiasm.
INTROSPECTION The examination of or concern with, one’s own thoughts, feelings
and motives.
MANIA Mental illness marked by extreme obsession, excitement or
violence.
MILDNESS A state of gentle and kind mental expression, not violent.
MOROSE: Unhappy and bad tempered but not saying much.
SHRIEKING Making a shrill cry or scream.
TIMIDITY Faint hearted, wanting courage, inclined to fear.

31. EXPRESSION ANDUNDERSTANDING OF PULSATILLA MIND
The patient is mild, gentle and simple in
nature. She is so gentle that she can hardly
say a cruel word to anybody.
For eg: A Pulsatilla wife never quarrels with
her husband. She is very different from those
hasty, irritable housewives.
MILDNESS

32. Weeps easily, almost impossible to detail her
complaints without weeping. We can see
that the least thing throws her off her
balance.
For example, when she comes to her doctor
for a trivial ailments, she will almost break
her heart crying while telling him about it
WEEPING

33. Pulsatilla persons can’t take any decision
themselves. This is presumably because she
listens to her emotions, which react both
positively and negatively to every
possibility.
For example- when she is going to market
she cannot decide what to buy.
CONFUSION

34. Changeability is remarkably marked,
mentally or physically.
Changeable moods. Laughing and
weeping may be alternately present.
Can become so inflexible, she is nearly
catatonic. Mentally like an April Day
CHANGEABLE MOOD

35. The above feeling is not only for
their near or dear one but it could
be for others. Whomever he meets
he showers affection by hugging,
attending properly with
friendliness or taking care of their
all needs.
AFFECTIONATE

36. She fears of dark and ghosts,
closed spaces. Always feels
slighted or fears she will be
slighted. Fear of abandonment;
to be alone.
FEAR

37. CASE PRESENTATION
 Pulsatilla-L. M., lady, single, age 28. Has always been sickly.
 She has horrible dreams of robbers. She dreams of her lover who disappointed her.
 She wakens from sleep in tears, even sobbing.
 Inability to sustain a mental effort.
 She is very fidgety and generally nervous.
 Melancholy and tearful.
 Cannot lie on either side, only on the back.
 Reaching up with the arm brings on a peculiar pain that runs from the pelvis to the throat.
This pain also comes on after exertion, especially after climbing stairs.
 After walking any distance or climbing the stairs she has a desire to urinate.
 She has had a dark, yellow, thick leucorrhoea since puberty.
 Despondent before the menses.
 Menstrual flow dark, clotted, offensive.
 She is greatly prostrated from any warm air, warm room or slight exertion.
 Aching in the back that compels her to lie with her arms under it, as the pressure relieves.
 She feels a desire to go to bed and sleep in the daytime.

38. Oct. 22, 1884. -She took Pulsatilla 51 M,
one dose.
 Nov. 19. -She had improved in every
way and improvement ceased.
Pulsatilla 51M, one dose. She has been
perfectly well ever since. Every
symptom removed by Pulsatilla, two
doses. An invalid was restored to
usefulness. A more useful lady cannot
be found.

39. CONCLUSION:
“In materia medica pura: The medicinal
employment of pulsatilla will be all the more
efficacious when, in affections for which this
plant is suitable in respect to the corporeal
symptoms, there is at the same time in the
patient a timid, lachrymose disposition, with a
tendency to inward grief and silent
peevishness, or at all events a mild and
yielding disposition, especially when the
patient in his normal state of health was good
tempered and mild (or even frivolous and
good humouredly waggish).”

40. Materia Medica gives us a complete
portrait of a drug, but finer details of a
remedy can only be learnt from
Repertory. It opens a vista to
differentiate all the remedies under one
symptom. For eg Pulsatilla mind is
given in Materia Medica, but Repertory
broadens our view point regarding
those symptoms that are not given in
Materia Medica

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TOPIC: HOMOEOPATHY
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