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IPECACUANHA

IPECACUANHA
ipPolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the pneumogastric nerve to produce spasmodic irritation in the chest and stomach, characterized by persistent nausea and vomiting.
About: Ipecacuanha is a primary remedy for conditions involving intense, persistent nausea and vomiting that does not provide relief. It is frequently indicated for respiratory issues like asthma and whooping cough, as well as digestive disturbances and bright-red hemorrhages. It is particularly suited for individuals who are sensitive to warm, moist weather.
👤 Constitution
Often indicated for fat children and adults who are physically feeble and prone to catching colds in relaxing, warm, or moist atmospheres.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Persistent nausea and vomiting that provides no relief.
Boericke
Clean tongue despite severe digestive or respiratory distress.
Boericke
Bright-red, profuse, gushing hemorrhages.
Boericke
Spasmodic, suffocative cough with nausea and chest constriction.
Boericke
Cutting pain around the navel.
Boericke
Stools resembling frothy molasses.
Boericke
Nausea triggered by looking at moving objects.
Boericke
Symptoms worse in warm, moist weather.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Used for irritability and vague, unsatisfied desires.
Irritable and holds everything in contempt.
Full of desires for things they cannot identify.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Third to 200th
Centesimal
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🤝 Complementary
CUPRUM METALLICUM
🔄 Compare With
PULSATILLA PRATENSISARSENICUM ALBUM
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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