- Common Name: White Beth-root
- Family: Liliaceae
- Part Used: Root
- Type: Vegetable remedy
Sphere of Action
Acts profoundly on the female reproductive organs and blood vessels, especially in conditions of hemorrhage—uterine, gastric, or nasal. Also affects the mucous membranes and capillary system.
Clinical Indications
- Menorrhagia (profuse uterine bleeding) – gushing, bright red blood
- Metrorrhagia – intermenstrual bleeding, especially at or around menopause
- Threatened abortion – with profuse bleeding and faintness
- Post-partum hemorrhage
- Bleeding from nose, lungs, stomach
- Uterine fibroids – bleeding due to fibroid tumors
- Leucorrhoea – chronic, offensive
- Anemia following blood loss
- Varicose veins with bleeding tendency
Hemorrhage Symptoms
- Profuse, bright red bleeding, comes in gushes
- Accompanied by faintness, coldness, and palpitations
- Worse from slightest movement
- Fainting from slightest exertion or loss of blood
- Sensation as if the hips and back were falling apart, relieved by tight bandaging
Mind Symptoms
- Faintness with fear of bleeding to death
- Anxiety and restlessness due to hemorrhage
- Feels weak, pale, and exhausted
Female Symptoms
- Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia – profuse, gushing blood
- Worse from slightest motion
- Pain in back and hips as if bones are separating
- Threatened miscarriage, especially around 3rd month
- Leucorrhoea – acrid, offensive, weakening
- Useful in fibroid uterus with hemorrhagic tendency
Modalities
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Worse From |
Better From |
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Slight exertion or motion |
Lying down quietly |
|
Walking, standing |
Tight bandaging of hips |
Keynotes
- Hemorrhage with faintness, cold sweat, and palpitation
- Blood is bright red, flows in gushes
- Sensation of pelvic bones separating
- Marked prostration from blood loss
- Very effective in menopausal flooding and uterine fibroids
Potency & Dosage
- Mother tincture (Q) for acute hemorrhage
- 3X to 30C commonly used
- Low potencies often used in bleeding conditions
Relationships
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Compare With |
Complementary Remedies |
|
Sabina – uterine bleeding with pain radiating to thighs |
Erigeron, Hamamelis, Millifolium |
|
Belladonna, Calcarea carb, Phosphorus – for
menorrhagia |
Works well with China in post-hemorrhagic anemia |
One-Line Summary
Trillium Pendulum is a key remedy for profuse, gushing, bright-red bleeding with faintness and sensation of hips falling apart, especially in uterine hemorrhages.
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