Hedeoma pulegioides
Remedy of amenorrhea and nervous conditions. Suppressed menses. Bearing-down. Leukorrhea. Headache with flushing. Uterine congestion. Traditional emmenagogue.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Hedeoma pulegioides (Lamiaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Suppressed menses — the chief indication. Bearing-down. Leukorrhea. Headache with flushing — rush of blood to head. Uterine congestion. Traditional emmenagogue (promotes menstruation). Nervousness. Flatulence.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Nervous, anxious. Restless.
General Symptoms
Female reproductive. Worse from suppression of menses. Better from onset of flow.
Physical Symptoms
Female Genitalia
Suppressed menses. Bearing-down. Leucorrhea. Uterine congestion. Emmenagogue.
Head
Headache with flushing. Rush of blood to head.
Modalities
Better From
Onset of menses
Worse From
Suppression of menses, cold
Constitutional Type
Women with suppressed menses.
Clinical Indications
Amenorrhea, suppressed menses, bearing-down, uterine congestion, headache with flushing
Comparative Materia Medica
Pulsatilla has suppressed menses with weeping. Senecio has suppressed menses with vicarious bleeding. Cimicifuga has menstrual depression.
Safety Information
Not established.
Pennyroyal oil contains pulegone — hepatotoxic in large doses. DANGEROUS as crude abortifacient — has caused deaths. Never use crude oil internally. Safe in potentised forms.
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