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Ignatia Amara

Ignatia Amara

7 entries across 7 books · abbreviations: IGN · Family: Loganiaceae

Source and preparationPlant · Loganiaceae · Ignatia amara

PreparationTincture and trituration of the seeds. Clarke

Full source note…

Ignatia amara. (Strychnos ignatia? Strychnos multiflora?-The actual tree from which the so-called "beans" are obtained is not known.) Faba indica. St. Ignatius' Bean. (Philippine Islands.) N. O. Loganiaceae. Tincture and trituration of the seeds. Clarke

About the family

Loganiaceae…

Loganiaceae, the strychnine family, is a family of mostly tropical trees, shrubs and vines, many of which produce potent alkaloids such as strychnine; it includes genera like Strychnos, Gelsemium and Spigelia. Its best-known homeopathic members are Nux Vomica and Ignatia Amara (both from Strychnos species), along with Gelsemium Sempervirens and Spigelia.

Entries

Clarke

Ignatia · John Henry Clarke · 31,823 chars

Kent

Ignatia · James Tyler Kent · 15,439 chars

Hering

IGNATIA · Constantine Hering · 12,893 chars

Nash

Ignatia · E. B. Nash · 10,955 chars

Lippe

Ignatia amara · Adolph zur Lippe · 9,538 chars

Boericke

IGNATIA AMARA · William Boericke · 4,072 chars

Allen

Ignatia · Henry C. Allen · 3,276 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compatible 11Arsenicum Album Belladonna Calcarea Carbonica Cinchona Officinalis Lycopodium Clavatum Nux Vomica Pulsatilla Pratensis Rhus Toxicodendron Sepia Officinalis Sulphur Zincum Metallicum

complementary 1Natrum Muriaticum

incompatible / inimical 3Coffea Cruda Nux Vomica Tabacum

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compatible 5Causticum Cocculus Indicus Mezereum Platinum Pulsatilla Pratensis

complementary 3Lycopodium Clavatum Natrium Muriaticum Natrum Muriaticum

follows well 5Ipecacuanha Silica Marina Thuja Occidentalis Zincum Zincum Metallicum

incompatible / inimical 3Caladium Seguinum Coffea Cruda Coffee Cruda

similar 5Agaricus Muscarius Ambra Grisea Asafoetida Bismuthum Subnitricum Nux Moschata

Other remedies of the Loganiaceae

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Research (17)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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Statistical Appraisal of the Medicines under the Rubric "Sympathetic" in Homeopathic Repertories using Likelihood RatioSultana Q, Pal RK, Saha S et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2026 · doi
Nocturnal Enuresis and Homeopathy: A Case ReportKulkarni R · Alternative therapies in health and medicine · 2025 · Case Reports
Understanding Why Homeopathic Medicines are Used for Menopause: Searching for Insights into Neuroendocrine FeaturesMacías-Cortés E · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2024 · Review · doi
Individualized Homeopathic Medicines as Adjunctive Treatment of Pediatric Epilepsy: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled TrialGupta B, Misra P, Karuppusamy A et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2023 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
Pivotal "New Normal" Telemedicine: secured psychiatric homeopathy medicine transmission in Post-COVIDDey J · International journal of information technology : an official journal of Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Computer Applications and Management · 2021 · doi
Comparison of the antidepressant like activity of homeopathic remedies (Argentum nitricum, Staphysagria and Ignatia amara) and their effect on the behavior of rodentsAnser H, Ikram R, Khatoon H et al. · Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2020
Case series of an alternative therapy for generalised lichen planus: Four case studiesNwabudike LC, Miulescu M, Tatu AL · Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2019 · doi
A Pilot Study of Prospective Data Collection by Italian Homeopathic DoctorsAndreoli B, Zanolin E, Bellavite P · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2018 · Observational Study · doi
Homeopathy outperforms antibiotics treatment in juvenile scallop Argopecten ventricosus: effects on growth, survival, and immune responseMazón-Suástegui JM, García-Bernal M, Saucedo PE et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2017 · doi
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in an Italian cohort of pediatric headache patients: the tip of the icebergDalla Libera D, Colombo B, Pavan G et al. · Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2014 · doi
Homeopathic treatment of migraine in children: results of a prospective, multicenter, observational studyDanno K, Colas A, Masson JL et al. · Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2013 · doi
Effects of Ignatia amara in mouse behavioural modelsMarzotto M, Conforti A, Magnani P et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2012 · doi
Ignatia in the treatment of oral lichen planusMousavi F, Sherafati S, Mojaver YN · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2009 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
Assays of homeopathic remedies in rodent behavioural and psychopathological modelsBellavite P, Magnani P, Marzotto M et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2009 · Review · doi
A randomized controlled trial of homeopathic treatment of weaned piglets in a commercial swine herdSoto FR, Vuaden ER, Coelho Cd et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2008 · doi
Homeopathic remedies as placebo alternatives--verification on the example of treatment of menopause-related vegetative and emotional disturbancesWasilewski BW · Science and engineering ethics · 2004 · Clinical Trial · doi
Homeopathic treatment in emergency medicine: a case seriesOberbaum M, Schreiber R, Rosenthal C et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2003 · Case Reports · doi

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Clinical (Clarke)

Indicated for (Boger)

Abdomen, knots, lump in Adherent Ankles, cold Arms, behind him, agg Attention, agg Back, bending backward Bites, cheek or tongue Biting Boils, thighs Cheek Chest, constriction, band, etc Chest, region, left Chest, tight Chewing, swallows, and ; in sleep Contraction Convulsion, haemorrhage, after Cough, coughing, agg Cough, nervous Cough, sides, holds Cough, smoking, amel Craves, coarse or raw food Craves, indefinite things Craves, relish, what can't Delirium, haemorrhage, after Delirium, sleeplessness, and Diaphragm Eclampsia Epigastrium, sinking, faint, etc Eyes, dry Eyes, fall out, as if Flatulence, hysterical Food and drink, dry, too [[seems]]Foot, braces Glottis, spasm Goitre Hands, behind him Hands, water, in, agg Head, alternating with Head, nodding to and fro, etc Head, polyuria, with Head, polyuria, with, amel Heat, thirstless Hiccough, eructations, with Hypochondriae, band about Increases, gradually, ceases suddenly Inspiration, amel Jaundice, urinary symptoms, with Jaws, angles of Jaws, dislocation, easy Jaws, snap shut Jerks, sleep, on falling to Laughs, and cries by turns Legs, presses foot to floor [[must]]Love, unhappy Masseters Menses, irregular in time and amount Mind, alternating with Nose, sensitive to inspired air Offended, easily Opisthotonos Pains, agg Rectum, constriction, spasm, etc Rectum, cough, agg Reprimands, agg Respiration, jerky Saliva, soapy Sharp, pressure Side, uppermost, agg Sleep, jerks, on falling to Sleep, light, hears every sound Sneezing Spasm, clonic and tonic alternately Spasm, pain, agg Stiff Stomach, anxiety, emotions Stomach, empty, weak, at 11 A.M Stool, difficult altho' soft Swallowing, liquids, agg Swallowing, solids, amel Teeth, eating, amel+16 more