Pulsatilla

Pulsatilla is made from the Windflower.

The flower grows in clusters, indicative of how a Pulsatilla types are happiest around others. A Pulsatilla child is timid at first and seems happiest hanging on mother's skirts.

Pulsatilla types are basically gentle and can be persuaded to cooperate and change viewpoints easily, like the winds changing the direction of the Windflower.
Pulsatilla children and mothers are usually blond, blue eyed, sympathetic, easily brought to tears (the romatic Pulsatilla teen watching a movie many times with tears, the Pulsatilla mom crying over a child's gift of wilted flowers).

Pulsatilla covers many female complaints, such as varicose veins, cystitis, edema, overweight, menstrual difficulties, depression (better with sympathy and attention.

Pulsatilla covers many childhood complaints and should be in every family home. Indications include earache (stopped feeling), cough (gagging, bringing up yellow mucous), colds with heavy yellow discharge.

Keynotes: Light Hair, Blue Eyes
Timid
Seeks cool places, open windows (even in Winter) ,fresh air
Children
Menstrual, Female Complaints
Menopause

Pulsatilla

Useful for:	Key Symptoms:
MOODINESS	Rapid change in mood Sensitive & tearful Extremes of pleasure & pain Timid Craves sympathy & attention
COLDS	Nose runs in open air Nose stuffy indoors and at night "Ripe" cold Thick, creamy, yellow nasal discharge Sticky discharge from eyes Fever, but no thirst
STYES	Especially on upper lid
COUGH	Gagging, choking, in paroxysms Cough dry in evening, loose in morning Brings up thick yellow mucus Feels as if weight on chest; must sit up for relief
EARACHE	Feels as if ears are stopped Severe throbbing pain, worse at night External ear swollen & red Thick, yellow, bland discharge
BEDWETTING
CHICKEN POX
INDIGESTION	Averse to fat food Averse to warm food and drink Belching Dry mouth without thirst Bitter taste Flatulence Heartburn Painful stomach about an hour after eating Weight like a stone in stomach Must loosen clothing
BREASTFEEDING	To dry up mother's milk when no longer needed
MENSTRUAL DISORDER	Delayed onset of menses Intermittent flow Flow scanty, painful Flow thick, dark, clotted Bearing down sensation Very emotional Chilliness Nausea, vomiting
FAINTING	From hot, stuffy atmosphere
INSOMNIA	From recurrent thoughts Wide awake in evening
Better from:	Open air, Cold applications, Motion
Worse from:	Warmth, Overheating, Toward evening, Lying on left side, Lying on painless side

Take 10 question self-quiz for quick insight on if Pulsatilla suits you.
1 Do you like sympathy and consideration for your problems?
2 Do you get colds with thick yellow-green discharge, loss of smell?
3 Do you like the windows open with fresh cold air?
4 An hour after eating do you feel a painful weight in your stomach?
5 Do you dislike warm food, warm drinks, fatty foods?
6 Do you (or those around you) notice a rapid change in your moods or beliefs?
7 Are you thirstless?
8 Do you cry at movies?
9 Are your symptoms worse in the evening, night, with overheating?
10 Are your symptoms better from cold air, slow gentle motion?

SCORING YOUR QUIZ
Your "YES" answers on the survey indicate symptoms that can be helped with Pulsatilla. 
Pulsatilla is a remedy that is called a polycrest, meaning it can be used for various problems and effects various systems in the body. 
Pulsatilla is a common homeopathic remedy for seasonal, constitutional, and chronic health concerns.
Pulsatilla types can be fair color in hair and skin and eyes. They like sympathy and show emotion more readily than other people. 
Pulsatilla is from the Windflower. Like the Windflower blowing in the breeze, Pulsatilla people have changeable symptoms, both physically and emotionally. 
Pulsatilla is one of the most frequently indicated remedies for infant and childhood health concerns. 
Colic of infants. Stomach pain, gas. Drawing pain, legs pulled up. Restlessness of infants. Cracked, dry skin. 
Pulsatilla matches the ill child who is extra clingy and whiny. This child has the changeable symptoms, physically and emotionally. May be happy one minute and very sad the next minute. 
Pulsatilla is indicated for earaches with red swollen external ears. Nose and ears feel stopped up, colds where there is a loss of smell. Earaches following colds. Pulsatilla is a common sinus remedy. 
Pulsatilla is indicated for sinus complaints with excess mucous, often yellow or yellow-green mucous that is worse in the morning. Generally symptoms are worse at night and in a warm room. 
For women, Pulsatilla is indicated for PMS, late periods, cramps, aching pain. 
Pulsatilla in helpful for colds, coughs, indigestion, and moodiness. Pulsatilla types are often fair color in hair and skin and eyes. They like sympathy and express their emotions easily, they weep openly at sad movies. Pulsatilla types like to have a window open for fresh air. 
Better with: sympathy, fresh air 
Worse with: in a warm room, at night 
Additional Indications: Rosacea with rash like blotches. Restless Leg Syndrome. Stomach pain, gas. Drawing pain in legs. Sleep problems, restless, sleepiness, chilliness. Nose and ears feel stopped up. Cracked, dry lips.