Cimicifuga racemosa
Black Cohosh
Key Characteristics
Dark, gloomy, fears insanity; rheumatic pains; worse cold, motion; pregnancy complaints; dysmenorrhea; depression; backache.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
No established dosing guidance
This remedy does not yet have a standardized potency scale or dosing protocol recorded. Please consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or the primary literature before use.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C to 1M
Acute
30C every 4 hours
Chronic
200C monthly
Notes
Particularly useful for female complaints, dysmenorrhea, and mental depression. Higher potencies for mental symptoms.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Nervous/Sanguinic — sensitive, emotional
Materia Medica
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DEPRESSED, GLOOMY, FEELS AS IF A BLACK CLOUD OVER HER. Fear of impending disease/insanity. Talks incessantly, changes subjects rapidly. Suspicious. Religious melancholy. Worse during menses/pregnancy. Hysterical. Weeping. Suicidal thoughts. Sighing.
Headache with pressing pain, especially in occiput or vertex. Worse from noise, motion. Vertigo on looking down. Scalp sensitive. Pain in temples. Head feels heavy. Worse from lying down. Worse from sun. Hair falls out. Scalp dry. Pressing pain. Dandruff. Hydrocephalus. Bony growths on skull. Head large. Fontanelles slow to close. Hair falls out in spots. Pain shooting up spine to head.
Eyes pain, worse from light. Inflammation. Lachrymation. Photophobia. Spots before eyes. Pain extends to temples. Worse from looking intently. Dry eyes. Cataract. Twitching of eyelids. Strabismus. Thick crusts on eyelids. Styes. Staring look. Flickering before eyes. Photophobia. Ulcers of eyes. Pain in eyes during menses.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Cimicifuga racemosa.
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- Follows well
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- Antidote
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