Friday 8 March 2013

Ignatia amara. Kader Kochi.


Synonyms

Saint Ignatius bean, Strychnos ignatii.


Constituents

Climbing plant. It looks like small tree. Height 20 meters. Bean contains brucine, strychnine, fixed oil, and resin. 


Therapeutics

This is medicine for spinal paralysis. 

It is a bitter gastric tonic. 

It is remedy for autonomic dysfunctions (Asafoetida).

It is remedy for autonomic neuropathy, neurasthenia, depression, and schizophrenia. 

It is remedy for psychosomatic diseases.

It is remedy for reflex symptoms from spinal origin, nerve weakness, and hysteric cramps.

It is remedy for aphonia, and atrial flutter from reflex origin.

It is remedy for intermittent fever, and pyrexia of unknown origin.

It is remedy for spasm, hysteria, dysmenorrhoea, and polyuria.

It is the antidote to coffee, tobacco, brandy, and chamomile.

It is a remedy for increased susceptibility to infections and toxins. It had been used as prophylactic remedy externally for epidemic plague (Gelsemium, Asafoetida, Sinapis, Nux vomica).


Dose 

1 to 2 drops.

Dilution.





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