Ignatia Amara

Mind

(Ignatia)

Desire for solitude. ( Carb. an ., Hyos., Rhus tox.)

Changeable disposition ; jesting and laughing, changing to sadness, with shedding of tears. ( Acon ., Aur., Nux m ., Phos.)

Anxiety, as if he had committed some great crime. (Coccul., Verat. alb.)

Finely sensitive mood ; delicate conscientiousness . ( Sil .)

Slight blame or contradiction irritates and excites him to anger . (Aur., Bry ., Ferr., Nux v .)

Fearful, timid. (Acon., Aur., Bell., Cinch., Phos.)

Inconstant, impatient, irresolute . (Baryt. c.)

Taciturn, sad, melancholy. (Nux m., Puls.)

Anger, followed by quiet grief or sorrow.

Full of suppressed grief (Cimic.) ; seems weighed down by it ; broods over imaginary troubles. (Naja.)

Great grief after losing persons or objects that were very dear.

Children get sick from being reprimanded or scolded and sent to bed.

Head

(Ignatia)

Headache, like a pressure with something hard, on the upper surface of the brain.

Headache, as if bruised or beaten, in the morning on waking (Nux v.) ; on rising changes to toothache, as if crushed or shattered, then to bruised, beaten pain in small of back ; worse when thinking about it. ( Cham .)

Jerking headache on ascending steps ; aggravated by raising the eyes.

Pressing headache in right half of forehead, involving the right eye.

Pressing pains in forehead and root of nose (Kali bi., Hep. s.) ; must bend the head forward ; followed by inclination to vomit.

Pain as if a nail were driven out through the side of the head (Agar., Anac., Ars., Coff. c.) ; relieved when lying on the painful side.

Headache from coffee, tobacco, or alcohol ; aggravated in mornings ; from moving the eyes ; from stooping ; from noise ; better from changing position ; when lying on painful side.

Eyes

(Ignatia)

Photophobia. (Acon., Bell., Merc., Sulph .)

Flickering zigzags before the eyes. (Cycl., Lyc.)

Pressure in the eyes ; as from sand. (Ars., Caust ., Ign., Phyt., Sulph .)

Burning and watering of the eyes. (Ars., Euphr.)

Convulsive movements of eyes and lids. (Agar.)

Ears

(Ignatia)

Itching in the ears.

Face

(Ignatia)

Convulsive twitching of muscles of face. (Agar., Ant. tart., Cic., Stram.)

Lips dry, cracked, and bleeding.

Inside of lower lip painful, as if sore.

Mouth

(Ignatia)

Twitching of corners of mouth. (Op.)

Spasmodic closure of the jaws. (Cic., Hyos., Laur., Nux v., Oenan.)

Accumulation of acid saliva.

While chewing or talking bites inside of cheeks easily. (Nitr. ac.)

Sour taste in the mouth . (Calc. c., Cinch., Nitr. ac., Nux v., Sep.)

Throat

(Ignatia)

Sensation of a lump in the throat ; more when not swallowing.

Sore throat ; sticking and stitches only between the acts of swallowing ; better from swallowing solid food.

Pain in the submaxillary glands.

Stomach

(Ignatia)

Aversion to tobacco ; to warm food and milk ; to spirituous liquors.

Eructations of bitter fluid.

Hiccough ; after eating (Bry., Hyos., Paris) and drinking ; from smoking.

Sensation of emptiness in the stomach . (Carls., Cimic., Hydras., Petrol., Sep ., Sulph.)

Sensation of weakness and sinking in pit of stomach . (Hydras., Sep.)

Pressure in pit of stomach, and in region of spleen.

Abdomen

(Ignatia)

Drawing and pinching in the umbilical region.

Fullness and tension in hypochondria.

Throbbing in the abdomen.

Rumbling in the abdomen.

Colic pains, first griping, then stitches in one or the other side of abdomen.

Stool And Anus

(Ignatia)

Prolapsus of the rectum, from moderate exertion at stool . (Podo.)

Constrictive sore pain in the rectum, as from blind piles ; for one or two hours after stool.

Sharp, pressive pain in the rectum.

Stitches from the anus deep into the rectum.

Itching and crawling in the rectum, as from thread worms.

Constrictive sore pain in anus after stool . (Natr. mur.)

Fruitless ef f orts and urging to stool.

Stools large and soft, but passed with difficulty. (Carb. v., Cinch.)

Urinary Organs

(Ignatia)

Frequent discharge of much watery urine . (Phos. ac.)

Male Organs.- (Ignatia)

Erection during stool.

Soreness and ulcerative pain, combined with itching, at the margin of the prepuce.

Complete loss of sexual desire.

Female Organs.- (Ignatia)

Menses too early.

Menstrual blood black, of putrid odor, in clots. (Amm. carb., Croc., Cycl ., Plat.)

Violent labor-like pains ; followed by purulent corrosive leucorrhoea.

Respiratory Organs.- (Ignatia)

Constrictive sensation in larynx and trachea. (Ars., Ipec.)

Snoring inspiration during sleep.

Desire to take a deep breath. (Lach.)

Frequent sighing . (Calc. phos., Sec.)

Dry spasmodic cough. (Dros., Hyos .)

Hollow spasmodic cough, especially in evening, caused by a sensation as from fumes of sulphur (Ars., Cinch., Lyc.), or from dust in pit of throat.

The longer the cough, the more the irritation to cough increases.

Every time he stands still during the walk he coughs.

Sleepy after each coughing spell. (Ant. crud.)

Spasmodic constriction of the chest. ( Asaf., Laur .)

Heart

(Ignatia)

Palpitation of the heart. (Acon., Ars., Asaf)

Neck and Back.- (Ignatia)

Stiffness of the nape of the neck. (Kali c., Lach., Rhus tox.)

Pain in the sacrum, also when lying on the back ; mornings.

Limbs

(Ignatia)

Single jerks of the limbs on falling asleep.

Pain as if sprained or dislocated, in the shoulder, hip, and knee joints.

Convulsive jerking of the arms and legs. (Stram.)

Crawling, asleep sensation in the limbs.

Upper Limbs.- (Ignatia)

Quivering jerks in deltoid muscle.

Pains in the joints of the arms, when bending them backward as after violent exertion, or as if bruised.

Sensation of a mouse crawling under the skin in the arm, in evening after lying down.

Lower Limbs.- (Ignatia)

Tearing pain in tendo Achillis and calf, as though parts would be cut off ; worse when standing, walking, or exerting the muscles.

Generalities

(Ignatia)

Jerkings and twitchings in various parts of the muscles, here and there. (Calc. c., Hyos., Stram .)

Convulsive twitchings, especially after fright or grief. (Gels., Op.)

Convulsions alternating with oppressed breathing.

Convulsions during dentition ; after punishment ; from fright or grief. (Gels., Op.)

Paralysis after great mental emotion, or night watching.

Over sensitiveness to pain. (Aur., Coff, c., Cham ., Sep.)

Pressing pains from in to out, as from a hard pointed body.

Frequently changing position at night in bed. (Rhus tox.)

Hysterical debility and fainting fits. (Nux m.)

Great weakness and exhaustion. ( Ars., Cinch ., Ferr., Phos ., Sec.)

Pain in small circumscribed spots.

Sleep

(Ignatia)

Excessively frequent spasmodic yawning.

Restless sleep ; very light sleep.

Dreams of one and the same object the whole night through.

Fever

(Ignatia)

Shaking chill, with redness of the face.

Chill, especially in posterior portion of the body ; relieved by external warmth . (Ars., Kali c.)

During the chill thirsty, desires external warmth ; during the heat no thirst, external warmth intolerable.

Heat of the whole body in the afternoon, without thirst. (Puls.)

External heat and redness, without internal heat.

Hot knees with cold nose.

One-sided burning heat of the face.

Very little sweat, or only on the face.

Skin

(Ignatia)

Itching ; relieved by gentle scratching.

Excoriation of the skin. ( Graph ., Hydras., Lyc.)

Amelioration

Therapeutic Range.- (Ignatia)

Ailments from mortification, bad news, grief, or suppressed mental sufferings ; bad consequences of disappointed love (Hyos., Phos. ac.) ; melancholy ; hysteria ; convulsions ; cramps ; spasms and spasmodic affections in general ; epilepsy ; chorea ; paralysis ; neuralgia ; nervous headache ; gastralgia ; haemorrhoids ; prolapsus ani et recti ; nervous dyspepsia ; intermittent and nervous fevers ; spasmodic cough.

Conditions

(Ignatia)

Especially suitable to nervous, hysterical females of mild but easily excited nature ; to nervous children.

Compare

(Ignatia)

Ars., Cham., Coccul., Coff. c., Hyos., Ipec., Nux m., Nux v., Puls., Stram.

Incompatible : Coffee, Tobacco.

Antidotes

(Ignatia)

Arn., Cham., Camph., Coccul., Coff. c., Nux v., Puls .

To large doses : Coff.

Ignatia Antidotes.-

Zinc., effects of coffee, Cham., Puls. ; also Brandy and Tobacco.

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