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LOBELIA INFLATA
LOBELIA INFLATA
lobPlantUncommonPsoric
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🎯 A vaso-motor stimulant that acts primarily on the pneumogastric nerve to produce relaxation, nausea, and respiratory oppression.
About: Lobelia Inflata is primarily used for respiratory conditions like asthma and gastric disturbances characterized by extreme nausea. It is best suited for fleshy individuals with a light complexion who suffer from a sense of weakness and oppression in the chest or stomach. It is also noted for its ability to address the negative effects of alcohol consumption.
👤 Constitution
•Light-complexioned, fleshy people.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Extreme nausea and vomiting with faintness in the pit of the stomach.
Boericke
Asthma with a sensation of chest constriction, improved by rapid walking.
Boericke
Deafness resulting from suppressed discharges or eczema.
Boericke
Profuse salivation with a metallic taste.
Boericke
Prickling sensation throughout the body preceding asthma attacks.
Boericke
Bad effects from drunkenness.
Boericke
Face bathed in cold sweat.
Boericke
Aversion to the smell or taste of tobacco.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Useful for gastric-related headaches characterized by intense nausea and prostration.
Dizziness accompanied by a fear of death.
Headaches originating from the stomach with nausea, vomiting, and extreme weakness, worsening from afternoon until midnight or from tobacco use.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
↑Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture to 30th
Other
🕒As directed
📝Locally the tincture is antidotal to Poison-oak; Acetum Lobelia often acts better; hypodermically used for diphtheria.
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
IPECACUANHA →
🔄 Compare With
TABACUM →ARSENICUM ALBUM →VERATRUM ALBUM →ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM →
📚 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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