Ignatia Amara

See also : Ignatia
Other Names : Ignatia Amara, Strychnos Ignatii, Ignatia, St. Ignatius’s Bean

Special Precautions of Ignatia Amara

• Only homeopathic use !
• Ignatius bean is UNSAFE. It is poisonous. The danger is due to the strychnine and brucine it contains. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned strychnine from nonprescription drug products in 1989.
• Side effects and toxicities include restlessness, feelings of anxiety, heightened sense perception, enhanced reflexes, dizziness, painful neck and back stiffness, twitching, jaw and neck spasms, painful convulsions of the entire body, increased muscle tension, difficulty in breathing, seizures, kidney failure, and death.
• Long-term use of Ignatius bean, even in amounts so small that they don’t seem to cause side effects, can eventually cause liver damage and be fatal. Laboratory tests on urine and stomach contents can identify strychnine poisoning as the cause of death.
• Since Ignatius bean is poisonous, be especially careful not to take it if you have one of these conditions:
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It is UNSAFE to use Ignatius bean if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. It is poisonous, and can harm you and the baby.
• Liver disease: Strychnine builds up in individuals with liver damage, making poisoning more likely. Also, strychnine build-up can cause liver damage.
• Do not take homeopathic remedies without first consulting a homeopathic practitioner. Do not take several remedies at the same time as that is often discouraged in homeopathic treatment. Take the recommended dose only and immediately report any changes in condition to your doctor.

Benefits and uses of Ignatia Amara are

• Grief and Distress: Ignatia works well when there are rather hysterical behaviors present that evolve into physical symptoms. This may be something such as fainting, or crying or laughing at very inappropriate times. This is often attributed to some sort of loss, or grief that the individual has suffered from.
• Nervous Disorders: Ignatia is recommended when someone is suffering from twitches or nervous tics. Additionally, there may be a sort of numbness and the person commonly has a difficult time in fighting off the strong emotions that they are feeling.
• Headaches: This is the type of headache that provides a very sharp sort of pain in the head, almost as if there is a nail sticking to the side of the head itself. There may be numbness, dizziness, or a heavy sensation that is associated with the headache. Ignatia can work well to help the body naturally heal itself of these symptoms.
• Digestive Disorders: Using the homeopathic remedy of ignatia tends to work best when there is nausea and vomiting present in association with digestive disorders. The symptoms may go away with eating or can evolve into excessive burping or gas. There is often pain in the rectum as well as the stomach which is related with this type of disorder.
• Sore Throat: The throat not only feels sore but is usually accompanied by a tickly feeling, and there is often a sensation that there is a lump present.
• prolapsed rectum : Ignatia may be prescribed when the parts protrude with soft stools and remain intact with hard stools. The pain may be sharp and shooting in nature. The pain radiates upwards and may get worse after passing stools. The pain subsides considerably when the patient is in a sitting posture. There may be a tight, constrictive feeling around the opening of the anus. Ignatia may be given when there is a constant pressure as if some sharp instrument was protruding from the rectum into the anus. All complaints get aggravated in the mornings, after eating food, and on getting warmth. The patient feels better by changing the posture and when he is in a sitting posture.

Profile Type

Those who can readily turn to ignatia as a homeopathic remedy tend to be women, particularly those experiencing some sort of loss or emotional hardship. There may be grief in their life associated with a death or loss, and this may cause them to become a totally different person as they try to cope. They can be fragile and though they try to suppress their emotions, this can counteract and cause them to become manic in nature.