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JATROPHA CURCAS

JATROPHA CURCAS
jatrPlantUncommonPsoric
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🎯 A remedy primarily indicated for severe gastrointestinal distress, particularly cholera-like diarrhea and vomiting.
About: Jatropha Curcas is a specialized remedy for sudden, violent digestive disturbances characterized by profuse, watery stools and easy vomiting. It is particularly useful in cases of cholera or diarrhea where there is significant abdominal noise and coldness. It may also be considered for suppressed measles.
👤 Constitution
Typically indicated for individuals suffering from acute, intense gastrointestinal collapse, often accompanied by coldness and muscle cramps.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Sudden, profuse, watery, rice-water diarrhea.
Boericke
Loud gurgling in the abdomen like water from a bung-hole.
Boericke
Very easy vomiting.
Boericke
General coldness of the body.
Boericke
Cramps in muscles, especially calves and feet.
Boericke
Forced, explosive discharge of stool.
Boericke
Burning sensation in the stomach.
Boericke
Better by placing hands in cold water.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🍽️STOMACH
Useful for acute stomach upset with easy vomiting, burning pain, and intense thirst.
Very easy vomiting.
Hiccough followed by frequent vomiting.
Nausea and vomiting triggered by drinking, with a burning sensation in the throat.
Extreme thirst.
Heat and burning in the stomach with crampy, tight pain in the upper abdomen.
🔑 Modalities
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
3rd to 30th
Centesimal
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
CROTON TIGLIUMCAMPHORAJATROPHA URENSGAMBOGIAVERATRUM 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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JATROPHA CURCAS — Homeopathy Materia Medica