Mastitis -Pulsatilla pratensis

-Kulkarni.V

 Pulsatilla 200C Homeopathic Tablets x 125

Disproportionately enlarged breast
(mastitis)

 Mastitis of young girls due to mechanical pressure is best treated by this remedy. Local irritation which is commonly produced from too tight elastic brassiers. The affected breast presents the classical signs of acute inflammation. There is one more category where mastitis is present secondary to milk engorgement. This usually occurs at about weaning time and also in the early days of lactation. The aetiological factor majority of times is blocking of lactiferous ducts with epithelial debris. This blocking causes induration and tenderness of that particular quadrant. Discharges from breasts are thick, bland and greenish yellow. Pain associated with chilliness. Shifting pains, relieved by pressure and lying on affected side. Shooting pains. Wandering and stitching pains.
Patient has dyspepsia. Dry mouth and dry tongue without thirst. Pain in stomach after about an hour of intake of food. Thick, profuse, yellow, bland discharges characterise this remedy. Menses are suppressed from getting feet wet and nervous debility. Leucorrhoea is acrid and burning. Backache after leucorrhoea. Diarrhoea during or after menses is again a characteristic symptom. Changeability of the symptoms. All-gone sensation in the stomach in morning. Venous engorgement causes throbbing, pressive type of pains in the breast region. Tongue is cracked; lower lip cracked in the middle. Tongue feels too broad and too large.
Modalities
agg. Warmth in general, warmth of room, after taking food, in the evening.
amel. Open air, moving about, cold application, cold food or drinks, consolation.