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JALAPA
EXOGONIUM PURGA
jalPlantUncommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the gastrointestinal tract to treat colic and diarrhea, particularly in children who are calm during the day but restless and screaming at night.
About: Jalapa is a specific remedy for digestive disturbances characterized by watery, muddy stools and abdominal pain. It is most notably indicated for children who exhibit a distinct pattern of being well-behaved during the day but becoming irritable, restless, and screaming throughout the night. It also addresses associated symptoms like nausea, flatulence, and soreness of the anus.
👤 Constitution
•Typically indicated for children who are calm and pleasant during the day but become extremely restless, troublesome, and prone to screaming at night.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Child is good all day, but screams and is restless and troublesome at night.
Boericke
Watery, thin, muddy stools.
Boericke
Abdominal distension with pinching and griping pain.
Boericke
Tongue is smooth, glazed, dry, and smarting.
Boericke
Face appears cold and blue during digestive distress.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🔵GASTRO-INTESTINAL
Useful for digestive issues involving watery, muddy diarrhea, abdominal bloating, and associated nausea or soreness.
Watery diarrhea with thin, muddy-looking stools.
The tongue is smooth, glazed, dry, and feels like it is stinging or smarting.
Pain located in the upper right side of the abdomen under the ribs.
Excessive gas and feelings of nausea.
Pinching and gripping sensations in the stomach area.
The abdomen is swollen and distended.
The face appears cold and has a bluish tint.
The area around the anus is sore.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
3X to 12X
Decimal
🕒As directed
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
CANNABIS SATIVA →ELATERIUM OFFICINARUM →
🔄 Compare With
COLOCYNTHIS →CAMPHORA →
📚 Sources & References
✓ Boericke's Materia Medica↗✓ Hering's Guiding Symptoms↗Hahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM
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