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Acalypha Indica

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Indian Nettle · Acalypha · "The Haemoptysis Remedy"

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🎯 A remedy with a strong influence on the digestive tract and respiratory system, particularly effective for bleeding conditions.

📖 Boericke writes:

A drug having a marked action on the alimentary canal and respiratory organs. It is indicated in incipient phthisis, with hard, racking cough, bloody expectoration, arterial haemorrhage, but no febrile disturbance. Very weak in the morning, gains strength during day. Progressive emaciation. All pathological haemorrhages having notably a morning aggravation.

👤 Constitution

•Individuals who are physically weak, especially in the morning, but gain strength as the day progresses; they often suffer from progressive weight loss.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

All pathological haemorrhages having notably a morning aggravation.

introduction

Cough dry, hard, followed by haemoptysis; worse in morning and at night.

chest

Spluttering diarrhoea with forcible expulsion of noisy flatus, bearing down pains and tenesmus.

abdomen

🩺 Systems & Indications

🫀CHEST

Used for respiratory conditions involving chest pain and bleeding, particularly when the nature of the blood changes throughout the day.

Cough dry, hard, followed by haemoptysis; worse in morning and at night.

Constant and severe pain in chest.

Blood bright red and not profuse in morning; dark and clotted in afternoon.

Pulse soft and compressible.

Burning in pharynx, oesophagus, and stomach.

🔑 Modalities

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💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

3X to 6X

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Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Millefolium →Aceticum Acidum →Kali Nitricum →Phosphorus →Kalium Nitricum →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Acalypha Indica is listed in 23 rubrics across 8 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 7 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Respiratory System13 Abdomen3 Female Sexual System2 Circulatory System1 Nervous System1 Skin1 Modalities1 Generalities1

See all 23 rubrics for Acalypha Indica →