Pulsatilla nigricans
Wind Flower
Key Characteristics
Changeable symptoms; mild, tearful, clingy disposition; thirstless; worse heat, better open air; desires sympathy; left-sided; thick, bland discharges.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
C
Potency Scale
C
Acute Dosing
30C every few hours for changeable acute catarrh, earache, or menstrual complaints; 200C in severe, weepy cases.
Chronic Dosing
30C weekly to monthly for chronic catarrhal, menstrual, or venous complaints; ascend to 1M in clear constitutional pictures.
Notes
Thirstless, worse in heat, better in open air; symptoms changeable. Re-case-take if the picture shifts.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C, 200C, 1M
Acute
30C every 2-3 hours for acute colds with thick, bland, yellow-green discharge, or menstrual complaints; reduce as symptoms ease.
Chronic
200C weekly for chronic changeable symptoms, mild weepiness, or menstrual irregularity; 1M under supervision.
Notes
Mild, gentle, yielding, weepy, changeable symptoms, desires company and open air, worse from warmth and rich food, better from cold, open air, consolation. Thick, bland, yellow-green discharges. Rarely thirsty.
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
Materia Medica
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Mild, gentle, yielding disposition; weeps easily; desires sympathy and consolation; changeable moods; cannot make decisions; tearful; clingy; fears being alone, dark, crowds; forsaken feeling; romantic; religious; hysterical; worse consolation sometimes.
Headache, one-sided; worse heat; better open air, cold applications; pressing; congestive; from suppressed menses; vertigo; head heavy; scalp sensitive; worse evening.
Eyes red, inflamed; thick, bland discharge; better cold applications; photophobia; lachrymation; styes; conjunctivitis; worse heat; better open air; dim sight.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Pulsatilla nigricans.
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