C – Cervix rigid, spasmodic, needle-like pains
A – Atony of uterus, passive hemorrhage
U – Useless labor pains (short, irregular, spasmodic)
L – Labor delayed due to spasmodic os
O – Os rigid, will not dilate
P – Pregnancy & parturition remedy
H – Habitual abortion from uterine debility
Y – Young girls – leucorrhea, chorea at puberty
L – Leucorrhea acrid, exhausting
L – Lower abdomen pains → groins & thighs
U – Uterine tonic (like Aletres)
M – Moth spots on forehead
👉 One-line memory hook:
“Caulo makes the uterus work — when pains are spasmodic but useless.”
⭐ KEYNOTES (EXAM-ORIENTED)
🔹 1. Constitution
Especially suited to women
Complaints during pregnancy, labor, lactation
Weak, atonic uterus
🔹 2. Female Reproductive System (VERY IMPORTANT)
Spasmodic, intermittent, paroxysmal pains
Rigid cervix, needle-like pricking pains
Labor pains short, irregular, inefficient
Tormenting pains with no progress (compare Cimicifuga)
Acts as a uterine tonic when symptoms correspond
🔹 3. Leucorrhea
Acrid, exhausting
With heavy upper eyelids (raises with fingers – Gelsemium)
With moth spots on forehead (Sepia)
In little girls
Prevents pregnancy
🔹 4. Abortion & Hemorrhage
Habitual abortion from uterine debility
Passive hemorrhage after abortion or hasty labor
From want of tonicity
Lochia prolonged, passive oozing (like Secale)
🔹 5. After Pains
After long exhausting labor
Spasmodic pains across lower abdomen
Extend into groins & thighs
🔹 6. Extremities
Rheumatism of women
Small joints affected
Erratic pains, shifting rapidly
Painful stiffness
🔹 7. Nervous System
Chorea, hysteria, epilepsy
At puberty, during establishment of menses
🧠 ONE-LINE EXAM KEYNOTE
“Caulophyllum is the remedy for spasmodic, inefficient labor pains with uterine atony and rigid cervix.”
Worked by Stephen Ryan 3rd yr bhms
